The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps continued...

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recently completed census of Scott 192, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/census/192/192.htm, records a total of 25 copies of Scott 192. Of these, fourteen are reported to be sound. The example offered here, centered to bottom but with perfs clear and in completely sound condition, is a very desirable example of this issue.

Census No. 192-UNC-11. Ex Vineyard. With 1971 and 2001 P.F. certificates (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING. SCARCE WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS.

Our recent review of records at the Philatelic Foundation found less than 50 certified examples of Scott 193.

Ex Chapin. With 1993 and 2003 P.F. certificates. (Image)

VERY FINE. THE 3-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SOFT-PAPER SPECIAL PRINTING IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS -- OUR CENSUS RECORDS ONLY FOURTEEN EXAMPLES, MAKING THIS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS.

Our census of Scott 194, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/census/194/194.htm, contains only fourteen examples. This puts it squarely in the company of the rarest Special Printings, such as Scott Nos. 180 (24 known), 181 (10 known), 203 (20 known), 204 (18 known), 205C (21 known) and 211D (25 known). It is the rarest of any Bank Note Special Printing among the Scott-listed "sets" (167-177 and 192-202).

Census No. 194-UNC-13. Ex Crocker. With 1971 and 2001 P.F. certificates. Based on relative rarity, this is significantly undervalued in Scott (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. LESS THAN 30 ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.

Our revised census of Scott 195 contains only 28 examples of this rarity.

Ex Lilly and Vineyard. With 1976, 1990 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

FRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 7-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recent review of records at the Philatelic Foundation found approximately 83 certified copies of Scott 196.

With 1951, 1977 and 2006 P.F. certificates1 (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE 10-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recently updated census of Scott 197 contains only 30 examples certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation. Of these, seven have faults, leaving only 23 sound or potentially sound examples (some have not been examined in many years).

With 1954, 1992 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 12-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING WITH WIDE MARGINS.

Our recent review of records at the Philatelic Foundation found approximately 60certified copies of Scott 198. Of these, fully one-third have small flaws (mostly thin spots).

With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. ONE OF THE BEST-CENTERED OF THE FEW SOUND 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING STAMPS EXTANT. PROBABLY FEWER THAN 40 EXIST, AND LESS THAN TEN OF THESE ARE IN SOUND CENTERED CONDITION.

Our recent review of the records of the Philatelic Foundation found only 36 certified examples of Scott 199. As another indication of rarity, the last time we offered an example of Scott 199 was in our 2007 Rarities sale (this stamp), and that was the first offering since October 2004.

With 1971 and 1999 P.F. certificates (Image)

VERY FINE. PROBABLY LESS THAN 75 EXAMPLES OF THE 24-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY EXIST.

Our recent review of records at the Philatelic Foundation found approximately 66 certified copies of Scott 200. Of these, 23 had small faults, the majority of these with thin spots.

With 1973 and 2005 P.F. certificates (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 30-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. RANKED BY CENTERING AND CONDITION, THIS STAMP PLACES AMONG THE TOP FIVE IN EXISTENCE.

Our recent review of records at the Philatelic Foundation found approximately 45 certified copies of Scott 201. Sound and centered examples are extremely rare -- 14 have faults and of the sound copies very few compare favorably to the example offered here.

Ex Frank B. Allen. With 1950 and 2005 P.F. certificates. (Image)

FINE AND RARE. APPROXIMATELY 40 EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTINGS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST.

The 90c 1880 Special Printing on soft paper is notorious for its condition (thins affect most of the known examples) and typically poor centering.

With 1955, 1992 and 2006 P.F. certificates (Image)