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 30c Yellow Orange, Reprint (46). Without gum as
issued, brilliant color on bright fresh paper, exceptionally wide margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE. A JUMBO EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 REPRINT. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE STAMP WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS. The Continental Bank Note Company reprinted
the 30c stamp from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 480 were sold; the remaining 9,520 were destroyed on July 23, 1884, by order of the Postmaster General. The 30c is one of the tightest-margined of
the series. This is an extraordinary stamp, by virtue of its wide margins and choice centering. Ex Silver Lake and Gorham. With 1985 and 2004 P.F. certificates.
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$ 3,000.00
SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 90c Deep Blue, Reprint (47). Without gum as
issued, deep rich color on bright paper, unusually wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST AND WIDEST-MARGINED EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT 1860 REPRINT IN EXISTENCE. The Continental Bank Note Company
reprinted the 90c stamp from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 454 were sold; the remaining 9,546 were destroyed on July 23, 1884, by order of the Postmaster General. This is one of the few 90c 1860
Reprint stamps we have seen with wide margins at the top and bottom. Ex Gorham. With 1979, 1992 and 2004 P.F. certificates. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
$ 4,000.00
SOLD for $6,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
