UNITED STATES: 1870-1888 Bank Note Co. Issues 3296 /a 1887, 3¢ ver mil ion (214), top plate block of 12, o.g., lightly hinged (6 stamps never hinged), im pres sive show piece with cap ti vat ing color, a gor geous wide top in a won der ful state of pres er va tion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i - cate. Scott $1,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000 3297 3298 3297 1888, 30¢ or ange brown (217), o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly fresh and choice stamp with beau ti ful color, just like the first day it was is sued, Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded Fine-70, 1 of 3 ex am ples at this grade. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600 3298 1888, 90¢ pur ple (218), dis turbed o.g., hand some ex am ple with won der fully rich color printed on bleach white pa per, Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $300 - 400 3299 a 1888, 90¢ pur ple (218), block of 4, lightly struck black New York Reg is try can cel la tions, a won der ful top qual ity block with sen sa tional rich color, one of the few re main ing in tact blocks that are at trac tive to the eye; light hor i zon tal crease at bot tom, and sen si bly re in forced per fo ra tions, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $1,400. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 140 <strong>Daniel</strong> F. <strong>Kelleher</strong> <strong>Auctions</strong> <strong>LLC</strong> info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 639 - Sep. 20, 2013
UNITED STATES: 1890 Issue 1890 Issue 3300 P 1890, 1¢ to 90¢ com plete, imperf proofs on stamp pa per (219P4a-229P4a), fab u lous com plete set of 12 im per fo rate pairs on stamp pa per, in cludes 219P4c, 219DP4e (with out gum as is sued), 220P4d, 221P4a, 222P4a, 223P4b, 224P4a, 225P4a, 226P4a, 227P4a, 228P4a, and 229P4a (small gum thin), slightly dis turbed o.g. on most, ex tremely well cen tered with gor geous rich col ors, a scarce com plete set which in cludes both 2¢ shades - rare thus, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $5,680. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 Usually encountered with faults this is an extremely beautiful set. 3301 3302 3303 3304 3305 3301 1890, 2¢ lake (219D), o.g., never hinged, lovely ex am ple with bold rich color, in pris tine mint con di tion, F.-V.F.; 1999 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $600. Estimate $300 - 400 3302 1890, 2¢ lake (219D), top plate num ber pair, o.g., bar est trace of hinge along hor i zon tal perfs at top (ap - pears never hinged), mag nif i cent show piece with JUMBO mar gins and prooflike color, sim ply gor geous, Very Fine; 2012 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $380 as singles. Estimate $300 - 400 3303 1890, 2¢ car mine, cap on left “2” va ri ety (220a), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tional ex am ple of this no to ri - ously dif fi cult stamp, beau ti fully cen tered with re mark ably rich color, an ex em plary ex am ple of the cap on left “2” va - ri ety; small nat u ral pa per wrin kle, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $400. Estimate $300 - 400 3304 1890, 4¢ dark brown (222), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), de sir able well cen tered ex am ple with amaz ing rich color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1983 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $90. Estimate $150 - 200 3305 1890, 5¢ choc o late (223), o.g., lightly hinged, fan tas tic ex am ple with board walk mar gins, and vivid fresh color, a nifty lit tle GEM, Su perb. Scott $70. Estimate $200 - 300 <strong>Daniel</strong> F. <strong>Kelleher</strong> <strong>Auctions</strong> <strong>LLC</strong> www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 639 - Sep. 20, 2013 141