 |
Striving to be the best, not the biggest! |
Sale 122
Northern California Auction
1873 Continental Bank Note Issue |
|
|
Lot |
Photo |
Description |
Realized |
Lot 743 |
 |
P U.S., General Issues, 1873, 1¢-90¢ Continental Issue Complete, Plate Proofs on Card, #156P4-166P4, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $1,220. Estimate $450-550.
View details and photo
| Realized $575 |
Lot 744 |
 |
P U.S., General Issues, 1873, 1¢-90¢ Continental Issue Complete, Plate Proofs on Card, #156P4-166P4, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $1,220. Estimate $450-550.
View details and photo
| Realized $633 |
Lot 745 |
 |
P U.S., General Issues, 1873, 1¢-90¢ Continental Issue Complete, Plate Proofs on Card, #156P4-166P4, all with margins all round, few with soiling, Fine overall. Scott $1,220. Estimate $400-500.
View details and photo
| Realized $403 |
Lot 746 |
 |
P U.S., General Issues, 1873, 1¢-90¢ Continental Issue Complete Set, Roosevelt Small Die Proofs on White Wove Paper, #157P2-166p2, affixed to the gray card backing except 90¢, excellent colors, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $1,750. 85 of each issued . Estimate $500-600.
View details and photo
| Realized $690 |
Lot 747 |
 |
P U.S., General Issues, 1873, 3¢, 7¢-15¢, 30¢, Plate Proofs on India, Blocks of 4, #158, 160-163P3, 165P3, group of 6, 7¢, 15¢ marginal on cards, excellent margins all around and colors, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $1,325+. Estimate $250-300.
View details and photo
| Realized $518 |
Lot 748 |
 |
   U.S., General Issues, 1873, 3¢ Green, Irregular Block of 36, #158, mostly n.h., typical centering with some selvage, Fine overall. Scott $3,960 (as singles hinged). Estimate $700-900.
View details and photo
| Realized $2,415 |
Lot 749 |
 |
o U.S., General Issues, 1873, 6¢ Dull Pink, Imprint Copy, #159, bottom used single showing intact partial imprint, detached corner perf and horiz. crease in margin, spectacular piece and rarely seen. Estimate $150-200.
View details and photo
| Realized $173 |
Lot 750 |
 |
P U.S., General Issues, 1873, 7¢ Orange, Plate Proof on India, Block of 10, #160P3, top with partial pl. # and full imprint, still affixed to the original card blotter, excellent color with full margins all around, pl. block of 12 cats. $1150, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $400+. Estimate $250-300.
View details and photo
| Realized $288 |
Lot 751 |
 |
P U.S., General Issues, 1873, 10¢ Brown, Plate Proof on India, #161P3, bottom marginal block of 12 with pl. #, deep rich color, tiny thin on bottom center stamp and filled thin in selvage, extremely fine centering. Scott $900+. Estimate $300-400.
View details and photo
| Realized $604 |
Lot 752 |
 |
 U.S., General Issues, 1873, 12¢ on 3 Whaling Covers to Seychelles, #162, 1873 and two 1974 usages, both with two copies covering the 24¢ British mail rate (1873 cover one adhesive missing), all sent on the ship "Bark Laetitia" originating in "Leominster, Ms" (Massachusetts) via New York and London and Seychelles receiving backstamps on reverse, all 3 with embossed corner, somewhat mixed condition as all of them were. Ex Cook Correspondence. Estimate $600-800.
View details and photo
| Realized $460 |
|

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Inc.
1333 North McDowell Blvd., Suite B • Petaluma, California 94954
Tel: 707-778-6454 • Fax: 707-763-6772 • Toll Free 800-378-6454
E-mail: info@harmerschau.com
|
|
|