2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 5

Virginia October 20, 1777 $1 Very Fine. This Virginia issue was printed from the same plates as the May 5, 1777 issue. And again, the dates are fille

Virginia October 5, 1778 $100 Very Fine. There are a few internal splits and a chunk missing from the left face margin, but this is still an unusually

Virginia May 1, 1780 $2 Gem New. Virginia is one of the more difficult colonies to find from this guaranteed-by-the-United-States issue. This one is

Virginia July 14, 1780 $100 About New. Far more important than the technical grade is the fact that this note is whole and problem free. This type is

Virginia July 14, 1780 $100 Extremely Fine. This note is printed on extremely thin tissue-like paper. It has split in a number of places that have be

Virginia October 16, 1780 $50 Extremely Fine-About New. There are a few small holes in the bottom border design, but that is the only problem on this

Virginia October 16, 1780 $400 Extremely Fine, damaged. This note is printed on extremely thin tissue-like paper that is rather tattered at the edges,

Virginia March 1, 1781 $500 About New. Well margined, beautifully printed and with strong signatures. There are two extremely minor repaired splits t

Virginia March 1, 1781 $50 Extremely Fine. There are a few minor problems as is typical for the issue, but there is no paper loss, the signatures are

Virginia May 7, 1781 $500 Choice About New. This is one of the nicest examples we've seen of this type. It's boldly signed, beautifully pri...

Fr. 1228 5ó First Issue Very Choice New. Very well printed, strictly original and deeply perforated all around. If the centering were a bit be...

Fr. 1230 5ó First Issue Superb Gem New. The face printing is very sharp on this bright and pretty note, and it's surrounded by four huge, e...

Fr. 1230 5ó First Issue Choice New. Tight at the bottom. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. So...

Fr. 1241 10ó First Issue Choice New. But for the centering, this no-monogram perforated note is a perfect Gem. The perforations are deep all t...

Fr. 1242 10ó First Issue Superb Gem New. A lovely, broadly margined, perfectly centered, strictly original little jewel! Important notice: We ...

Fr. 1242 10ó First Issue Very Choice New. A near-Gem example with excellent eye appeal. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at t...

Fr. 1242 10ó First Issue Very Choice New. A well margined, well printed note that has a small fleck of wood manufactured into the paper near th...

Fr. 1243 10ó First Issue Superb Gem New. This no-monogram straight-edge 10ó is a scarce number in all grades, and it becomes quite rare th...

Fr. 1243 10ó First Issue Very Choice New. Scarce, bright and very well printed, this straight-edge, no-monogram note would be an absolute Gem i...

Fr. 1243 10ó First Issue Very Choice New. The margins are just a bit too tight for the Gem grade, but this scarce, straight-edge, no-monogram e...

Fr. 1281 25ó First Issue Gem New. A lovely, broadly margined example of this popular type. These are seldom seen this nice. Important notice:...

Fr. 1281 25ó First Issue Very Choice New. The face has margin all around, but it's rather irregular and close in places. Important notice:...

Fr. 1312 50ó First Issue Superb Gem New. A hugely margined, beautifully bright, essentially perfect example of a type that is not easily found ...

Fr. 1312 50ó First Issue Superb Gem New. An absolutely gorgeous piece with huge margins all the way around, micrometer perfect centering of bot...

Fr. 1312 50ó First Issue Superb Gem New. This note has perfectly original paper surfaces, boardwalk margins and ideal centering of both sides. ...

Fr. 1232 5ó Second Issue Gem New. Although the centering is less than perfect, the margins are primarily large, and the colors and print qualit...

Fr. 1245 10ó Second Issue Gem New. Broadly margined, beautifully bright and extremely well centered on both sides, this is a note that years ag...

Fr. 1245 10ó Second Issue Choice New. Beautiful colors but very close margins. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate o...

Fr. 1245 10ó Second Issue New. The note is fairly off-center both face and back, but this centering deficiency allows for the entire back plate...

Fr. 1245 10ó Second Issue Horizontal Pair Choice About New. This is an unusually bright and well margined pair, with the additional boon of a ...

Fr. 1247 10ó Second Issue New. Cut into the design at the top and weakly printed at the bottom right, but the important "1" in the su...

Fr. 1236 5ó Third Issue Very Choice New. Hugely margined at the left and bottom, average at the top and close at the right. This brightly colo...

Fr. 1237 5ó Third Issue Choice About New. A single corner fold away from the Choice New grade. The normal offset smears associated with this t...

Fr. 1239 5ó Third Issue Very Choice New. A near-Gem example with just a few press-bed ink smears. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning...

Fr. 1253 10ó Third Issue Superb Gem New. A broadly margined, well printed, beautiful example with deep original embossing and perfect colors. ...

Fr. 1254 10ó Third Issue Very Choice New. The bottom and left margins both are a bit tight toward the bottom left corner. But for that, this p...

Fr. 1254 10ó Third Issue Choice New. A nice, originally embossed example of this more difficult Jeffries/Spinner signature combination. The pa...

Fr. 1255 10ó Third Issue Gem New. A relatively common note, even in this grade, but this is a particularly nice example, well inked and very w...

Fr. 1255 10ó Third Issue New. Well centered and well printed, but with somewhat aged paper. The bronze "10" surcharge on the back is...

Fr. 1256 10ó Third Issue Gem New. A broadly margined example with good color and excellent centering of both sides. Important notice: We expec...

Fr. 1256 10ó Third Issue Very Choice New. Fresh and original, but the bottom margin is a bit too tight for the Gem grade. Important notice: We...

Fr. 1294 25ó Third Issue New. This example has nice paper quality but is severely off center. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lot...

Fr. 1324 50ó Third Issue Spinner Choice About New. A pretty Red Back Spinner with excellent centering, good color and nice original embossing. ...

Fr. 1333 50ó Third Issue Spinner Choice New. Close at the top margin on both sides, but otherwise a beauty, with deep original embossing and ex...

Fr. 1333 50ó Third Issue Spinner Choice Extra Fine. A hugely margined example, with excellent centering of both sides and all its original pape...

Fr. 1337 50ó Third Issue Spinner Choice New.. This scarce note is somewhat weakly printed at the left end, and its centering is only average fo...

Fr. 1339 50ó Third Issue Spinner Type II Gem New. Bright and beautiful, with excellent centering of both sides, unusually broad margins, needle...

Fr. 1339 50ó Third Issue Spinner Type II Very Choice New. This Spinner is fresh, original and a Gem but for the centering. The back shows a pa...

Fr. 1339 50ó Third Issue Spinner New. A pleasing example that is well centered but has the remnants of hinges on the reverse corners. Importan...

Fr. 1341 50ó Third Issue Spinner Type II Very Choice New. Super deep original embossing, nice margins and strong print quality highlight this T...