2002 Cincinnati, OH September (CAA) Signature Sale - Session 2

Fr. 1286 25c Second Issue Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this slightly tougher number. It's quite well centered on both sides, and the c...

Fr. 1286 25c Second Issue Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this tougher number. It's a perfect piece but for the centering, which is a bit...

Fr. 1288 25c Second Issue Superb Gem New. This is a knockout example of a very scarce number. The margins are exceptionally broad all the way around o

Fr. 1289 25ó Second Issue Very Choice New. This Fiber Paper note comes quite close to the full Gem grade. If the bottom face margin were just a...

Fr. 1289 25ó Second Issue About New. Poorly centered and with a light stain at the top, but the back has bold surcharges and good centering. Sc...

Fr. 1290 25ó Second Issue New. The face has two large margins and two very tight margins. The back is well centered. Although the note is 100% ...

Fr. 1314SP 50c Second Issue Wide Margin Pair Superb Gem New. A beautiful pair, totally free of problems, with bright colors and excellent eye appeal.

Fr. 1316 50c Second Issue Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of a number that we've always considered to be significantly scarcer than the basi...

Fr. 1317 50ó Second Issue Very Choice New. This bright and pretty Second Issue 50ó is a perfect Gem when viewed from the face. The back, h...

Fr. 1317 50c Second Issue Choice About New. This relatively scarce number gives the appearance of a Choice New example unless examined very closely. I

Fr. 1317 50c Second Issue About New. Relatively tight margins and a small hole are the only problems on this otherwise nice 50c note. Important notice

Fr. 1318 50c Second Issue Very Choice New. This beautiful little note has the Gem grade all sewn up from the face, but the back is slightly off center

Fr. 1318 50ó Second Issue Choice New. Three of the face margins are huge, but the note is tight all across the top. On the back, the red is a l...

Fr. 1320 50ó Second Issue Very Choice New. Well margined and problem free save for a very light stain at the right edge of the back, apparently...

Fr. 1321 50c Second Issue Extremely Fine. This scarce Fiber Paper note is lightly quarter-folded, but it is otherwise defect-free. It's a much s...

Fr. 1322 50ó Second Issue Choice About New. The back is an unusually deep, red color on this decent Fiber Paper example. The margins of both si...

Fr. 1322 50ó Second Issue. The face and back halves of this Fiber Paper note, which was printed on two separated pieces of paper, have been soa...

Fr. 1226 3ó Third Issue Superb Gem New. Even, jumbo margins all the way around, perfect centering of both sides and good paper surfaces all com...

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Gem New. A very nice example of this perennially popular denomination. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at th

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Very Choice New. A nice little 3c that comes quite close to Gem. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

Fr. 1226 3ó Third Issue Very Choice New. A good looking near-Gem example of this always-popular denomination. Important notice: We expect to be...

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Very Choice New. This pretty 3c approaches the Gem grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Very Choice New. This perennially popular Three Cent note comes very close to making the full Gem grade. Important notice: We

Fr. 1226 3ó Third Issue Complete Sheet of 25 Choice New. The sheet is tightly margined all the way around, with the outside notes showing some ...

Fr. 1226 3ó Third Issue About New. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier li...

Fr. 1226 3ó Third Issue Block of Six Very Fine. A nice problem-free, lightly circulated block. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lot...

Fr. 1227 3c Third Issue Superb Gem New. Fr. 1227's are virtually never seen in this grade. This Dark Background variety is easily outnumbered te...

Fr. 1227 3ó Third Issue Gem New. Dark Curtain 3ó notes are very elusive in top grade. This one is a beauty. The margins are broad all the ...

Fr. 1227 3c Third Issue Very Choice New. This Dark Curtain 3c flirts with the Gem grade. It's a strictly original piece, with good centering of ...

Fr.1227 3ó Third Issue About New. This is a "no pearls" variety, which we have no recollection of seeing before on a Dark Curtain not...

Fr. 1227SP 3ó Third Issue Wide Margin Pair Gem New. A beautifully matched pair with deep, original embossing, pure white paper, ideal ink color...

Fr. 1236 5c Third Issue About New. This is a beautifully margined, brightly colored Red Back Clark with a light center fold. Important notice: We expe

Fr. 1237 5c Third Issue Gem New. This Red Back Clark with the design letter "a" is the scarcest of the four Clark numbers. It's a beau...

Fr. 1238 5c Third Issue Superb Gem New. Fresh and original, with huge margins, perfect colors and excellent embossing. An outstanding example of this

Fr. 1238 5c Third Issue Superb Gem New. A broadly margined beauty, with strict paper originality, beautifully bright colors and Superb eye appeal. The

Fr. 1238 5c Third Issue Gem New. This Green Back Clark is very well centered on both sides, with ideal color and large margins. Important notice: We e

Fr. 1238 5c Third Issue Very Choice New. The back design is off-center to the right on this otherwise Gem Green Back Clark. Important notice: We expec

Fr. 1238 50ó Third Issue Very Choice New. This nice Clark comes quite close to the full Gem grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning...

Fr. 1238 5c Third Issue Very Choice New. This Clark is Superb in every sense but for the bottom face margin, which is rather tight. Important notice:

Fr. 1239 5c Third Issue Superb Gem New. We sold this beautiful note once before as part of the Milt Friedberg Collection in January of 1997. It'...

Fr. 1239 5c Third Issue Gem New. Unlike most "a"-position Clarks, this note is totally free of press-bed ink smears. It's also very we...

Fr. 1251 10c Third Issue Very Choice New. This Red Back "dime" has super original embossing, perfect colors and excellent eye appeal. The ...

Fr. 1251 10ó Third Issue Choice New. Gem in most respects, and with superb color. The note is held from the ultimate grade by a tight top margi...

Fr. 1252 10c Third Issue Gem New. A spectacular piece, with good paper originality, excellent margins and 100% fully bright paper, bronze and inks. Ra

Fr. 1253 10c Third Issue Very Choice New. The bottom margin both face and back is just a touch too tight for the Gem grade, but this hand-autographed

Fr. 1253 10c Third Issue Very Choice New. But for the bottom margin's coming a bit close towards the right end, this piece is Superb. It's s...

Fr. 1253 10c Third Issue Choice New. There are a few random ink smears on this Colby-Spinner hand-signed note, very likely caused by one of the signer

Fr. 1253/55SP 10ó Third Issue Wide Margin Pair Choice New. Both face and back have some very light handling, otherwise they are both fully Gems...

Fr. 1254 10c Third Issue Gem New. The margins on this Jeffries-Spinner hand-autographed Ten Cent note are a bit irregular, but they are broad enough a

Fr. 1254 10ó Third Issue Choice New. This much scarcer Jeffries-Spinner hand-signed note has excellent centering of both sides, good paper orig...

Fr. 1255 10c Third Issue Superb Gem New. This is a simply spectacular piece of Fractional, with every possible technical merit, including deep, origin

Fr. 1255 10ó Third Issue Superb Gem New. A lovely note, with broad, even margins, bright bronze, ideal color, perfect centering of both sides a...

Fr. 1255 10c Third Issue Superb Gem New. The design on both sides is surrounded by outsize margins. This eye-appealing example has bright bronze, exce

Fr. 1255 10c Third Issue Gem New. This is a real beauty, with strong printing, excellent margins, good back centering and the full back plate number 5

Fr. 1255 10ó Third Issue Gem New. Broad, even margins, perfect color and good, original embossing all come together on this lovely little note....

Fr. 1255 10ó Third Issue Very Choice New. This nice note has all the attributes of a Gem, but the bronze has turned dark. The full back plate n...

Fr. 1255SP 10ó Third Issue Wide Margin Pair Gem New. Both pieces of this lovely pair are beautifully bright, problem free and fully wide. Both ...

Fr. 1256 10c Third Issue Superb Gem New. A flawless example of its type, and the tougher of the two Green Back numbers. The margins are excellent, the

Fr. 1256 10ó Third Issue Gem New. Huge margins and ideal centering of both sides, along with deep original embossing and bright colors make thi...

Fr. 1272SP 15c Third Issue Grant-Sherman Glued Pair. This is one of the nicest glued pairs we have ever handled, and it's one that could fool th...

Fr. 1272SP 15c Third Issue Wide Margin Pair Choice New. This beautifully matched pair come extremely close to the full Gem grade. They're both q...

Fr. 1274SP 15ó Third Issue Narrow Margin Glued Pair Choice New. A hand-signed face with the Jeffries-Spinner signatures has been glued to a Red...

Fr. 1291 25c Third Issue Very Choice New. This is a well embossed, well centered, problem-free example of a Red Back Fessenden that comes quite close

Fr. 1291 25c Third Issue Very Choice New. This nice Red Back Fessenden would be a full Gem with just slightly better margins. It has all its original

Fr. 1291 25c Third Issue Choice New. The colors are excellent, and the face has the margins of a real Gem, but the back design just touches the bottom

Fr. 1291 25ó Third Issue Choice New. Deep, original embossing and perfect colors highlight this Red Back Fessenden. It rates the full Gem grade...

Fr. 1292 25c Third Issue Superb Gem New. This is an extraordinarily nice Red Back Fessenden. The embossing is deep and plainly evident, the margins ar

Fr. 1292 25ó Third Issue Very Choice New. Magnificent colors, deep original embossing and perfect back centering highlight this scarcer Red Bac...

Fr. 1294 25c Third Issue Superb Gem New. This is a gorgeous Fessenden with the whole package: margins, embossing, color, surfaces and eye appeal. Impo

Fr. 1294 25ó Third Issue Gem New. This is a hugely margined Fessenden, with super color and ideal centering of both sides. This is a common typ...

Fr.1294 25ó Third Issue Choice New. A fresh, original note that's cut in across the bottom. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lo...

Fr. 1294SP 25ó Third Issue Wide Margin Pair Choice New. Neither the face nor the back are quite fully wide, and the green back has a little agi...

Fr. 1295 25c Third Issue Superb Gem New. A simply magnificent piece, with huge, even margins all around. This lovely Fessenden also has retained all i

Fr. 1295 25ó Third Issue Very Choice New. A beautiful note, with excellent originality. The close bottom margin prevents the Gem grade. Importa...

Fr. 1295 25c Third Issue Choice About New. This bright Fessenden has a single light center fold. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

Fr. 1297 25c Third Issue Superb Gem New. One of the very nicest Fiber Paper Fessendens we have ever had the pleasure of handling. The centering on bot

Fr. 1297 25c Third Issue Gem New. In years of handling the very best Fractional Collections that have come down the road, we've seen only a hand...

Fr. 1297 25c Third Issue Choice New. But for the bottom margin's being quite tight on both sides, this Fiber Paper Fessenden is a beauty, with s...

Fr. 1298 25ó Third Issue Very Choice New. This example is from the lower left corner of the sheet, and it has unusually large margins at the le...

Fr. 1299 25c Third Issue Extremely Fine. This good-looking, solid-surcharge Fessenden has unusually large margins for the type and a perfectly centere

Fr. 1300 25c Third Issue Very Fine, Damaged. There is a nick in the top margin that does not reach the design, and there are a few internal splits, bu

Fr. 1324 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. A pretty Red Back Spinner with good margins and nice color. The back is beautifully centered, and th

Fr. 1324 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. An absolute Gem from the face, but the back of this Red Back Spinner just touches the margin at the

Fr. 1324 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice New. This Red Back Spinner has incredibly deep, original embossing and ideal back centering. The face centerin

Wide Margin Spinner and Justice Faces About New. The Spinner is Fr. 1324/31 and the Justice is Fr. 1343/58. Both are fully wide, but both have some li

Fr. 1325 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice New. From our January 2000 sale of the Marchioni Collection, where it was described, "The margins on th...

Fr. 1326 50c Third Issue Spinner Superb Gem New. A flawless piece, with bright bronze, large margins, perfect centering of both sides and flashy, full

Fr. 1326 50ó Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. Deep original embossing, perfect paper colors and very nice centering highlight this scarce R...

Fr. 1326 50ó Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. Ideal colors, deep original embossing and tons of eye appeal make this a highly desirable Red...

Fr. 1326 50ó Third Issue Spinner Very Fine. Mid-grade Red Back Spinners are hard to locate. This is a nice one, with great centering. Important...

Fr. 1327 50c Third Issue Spinner Gem New. A gorgeous Red Back Spinner with ideal margins, excellent centering of both sides, deep, original embossing

Fr. 1327 50c Third Issue Spinner Gem New. This note is from the upper-right corner of the plate, and the impression of the corner of the plate can be

Fr. 1327 50ó Third Issue Spinner Choice New. The right margin is cut in on this otherwise lovely, strictly original, brightly colored Red Back ...

Fr. 1328 50c Third Issue Spinner Superb Gem New. A lovely example of this popular Colby-Spinner hand-autographed note. The margins are broad and even,

Fr. 1328 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. If the back centering were equal to that of the perfectly centered face, this hand-signed Red Back S

Fr. 1329 50ó Third Issue Spinner Gem New. A beautiful example of this far scarcer number. It's easily ten times rarer than the hand-autogra...

Fr. 1329 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. This Allison-Spinner hand-autographed note has all its original embossing. The back design barely to

Fr. 1331 50c Third Issue Spinner Gem New. Perfect centering of both sides and broad, even margins highlight this pretty Spinner. Important notice: We

Fr. 1331 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. The original embossing is readily apparent on this brilliantly colored note. The bronze is flashy br

Fr. 1331 50ó Third Issue Spinner Choice New. Closely margined, but an otherwise nice example. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots...