2013 Rarities of the World continued...

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 36 ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

Our recent review of the records of the Philatelic Foundation found only 36 certified examples of Scott 199. This is a difficult Special Printing to obtain, especially in such choice condition.

Census No. 199-UNC-05 (unpublished). Ex Lessin and Whitman. With 1953, 2002 and 2009 P.F. certificates. (Image)

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VERY FINE. APPROXIMATELY 41 EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTINGS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST. THIS IS A RARE SOUND AND WELL-CENTERED EXAMPLE.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 202 contain approximately 41 certified copies. The 90c 1880 Special Printing on soft paper is notorious for its condition. Thins or more serious faults affect about half of the known examples.

Census No. 201-UNC-17 (unpublished). Ex Klein, T. Charlton Henry and Hansen. "W.H.C." backstamp of Warren H. Colson. With 1975 and 2008 P.F. certificates (Image)

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FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 4-CENT 1883 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE OF ALL THE SPECIAL PRINTINGS. WE RECORD ONLY 26 EXAMPLES IN OUR CENSUS.

Our census of the 4c 1883 Special Printing, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/211D/211D.pdf , contains 26 stamps offered as No. 211D, of which 25 have been certified by The Philatelic Foundation. Post Office Department records indicate that only 26 were sold. Of the known copies, five have small faults.

Census No. 211D-UNC-03. Ex Sheriff (Siegel Sale 655). Small pencil "EK" initials (Eugene Klein). With 1971 P.F. certificate (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.

This issue is often found in Mint N.H. condition, as several sheets have been broken in the past ten years. However, most of the stamps in these sheets are somewhat off-center, and examples such as this are very rare.

With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $9,000.00). Only one has graded higher to date (at 100, offered in our Whitman sale), and only two others share this grade. This statistic has not changed since 2009. (Image)

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VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE MIXED FRANKING OF THE 1894 ONE-CENT CHINKIANG TREATY PORT ISSUE AND THE UNITED STATES 5-CENT 1890 ISSUE.

The U.S. 5c stamp correctly pays the rate to the United States, and the Chianking Treaty Port 1c stamp paid for delivery to the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai. (Image)

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