2003 Orlando, FL. (CAA) Signature Sale #310 - Session 1

Extremely Rare Uncanceled Second Issue 50c Experimental Gem New. This note is Milton 2E50R.5. When the Encyclopedia was published, the only known exam

Fr. 1322 50c Second Issue Choice About New. This most common of the Fiber Paper notes is bright and beautifully printed. It's separated from Cho...

Fr. 1322 50c Second Issue Extremely Fine. A very nice example of this Fiber Paper note. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

Three Second Issue 50c notes. Fr. 1317 Very Fine, Fr. 1318 Choice Extremely Fine, Fr. 1321 About New but tightly margined and glue stained. 3 notes Im

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Gem New. A beauty, with broad, even margins and terrific color. The note would grade Superb were it not for the back's b...

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Very Choice New. Bright, attractive, well centered and quite near the full Gem grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctio

Fr. 1226 3c Third Issue Choice New. A nice three-cent note from the Hoffman Collection. The face has four excellent but uneven margins, and the back i

Fr. 1227 3c Third Issue Gem New. Strictly Gem examples of Dark Curtain 3c notes are seldom seen. This one is a beauty, with broad margins, excellent p

Fr. 1227 3c Third Issue Choice New. But for a tight top face margin, this Dark Curtain 3c from the Hoffman Collection is a perfect Gem. It's bea...

Two 3c notes. Fr. 1226 About New and Fr. 1227 Choice New. 2 notes Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. S

Fr. 1236 5c Third Issue Choice New. Better than average margins, but with a single light offset line diagonally across the back. Important notice: We

Fr. 1237 5c Third Issue Very Choice New. A nicely centered, well printed Clark with a red offset smear in the left face margin. The note has good orig

Fr. 1238 5c Third Issue Choice New. The centering is less than perfect on this beautifully printed, well embossed, strictly original note. Important n

Fr. 1238SP 5c Third Issue Wide Margin Face Gem New. A lovely fully wide Clark face with good paper originality. Important notice: We expect to be auct

Fr. 1239 5c Third Issue Gem New. Broadly margined, with the back perfectly centered and the face very nearly so. Important notice: We expect to be auc

A complete 5c Clark set. Fr. 1236 Choice New, Fr. 1237 About New, Fr. 1238 About New with two pinholes and Fr. 1239 New. 4 notes Important notice: We

Fr. 1251 10c Third Issue Gem New. A lovely example, with broad, even margins, bright bronze, deep embossing and razor-sharp printing all the way out t

Fr. 1251 10c Third Issue Very Choice New. Deep, original embossing and fully bright colors highlight this flashy Red Back. It would be a perfect Gem b

Fr. 1251 10c Third Issue Very Choice New. A near-Gem example from the Herget Collection. All four margins are quite nice, with the bottom and right be

Fr. 1252 10c Third Issue Very Choice New. This nice Red Back comes very close to the full Gem grade. The note displays its original embossing effect a

Fr. 1252 10c Third Issue Choice New. The top face margin is a bit close on this scarce Red Back Ten Cent note. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

Fr. 1253 10c Third Issue Very Choice New. This hand-signed Red Back is from the Hoffman Collection. If the note were just a touch brighter, it would r

Fr. 1253 10c Third Issue Choice New. This nice hand-signed Red Back comes quite close to the full Gem grade. The paper is very lightly toned, and the

Fr. 1254 10c Third Issue Very Choice New. This hand-signed Jeffries-Spinner 10c note from the Hoffman Collection is one of the nicer examples of this

Fr. 1254 10c Third Issue New. Strictly original and well embossed, with the strong hand signatures of Jeffries and Spinner. This note, from the Herget

Fr. 1255 10c Third Issue Gem New. A beautiful note, as bright as they get, with super original embossing, razor sharp printing and reflective bright b

Fr.1255 10c Third Issue Choice New. Strictly original, well margined and quite attractive. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the ra

Fr. 1255SP 10c Third Issue Narrow Margin Back Gem New. A perfect piece, with good original embossing and bright color. Important notice: We expect to

Fr. 1256 10c Third Issue Choice New. A nicely centered example of this slightly scarcer number. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at t

Fr. 1256 10c Third Issue Choice New. A bit too tightly margined for the Gem grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 20

Two Third Issue 10c notes. Fr. 1255 Choice Extremely Fine and Fr. 1256 About New. 2 notes Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rat

Two Scarcer 10c Red Backs. Fr. 1252 Choice About New and a hand-autographed Fr. 1253 Extremely Fine. 2 notes Important notice: We expect to be auction

Fr. 1272SP 15c Third Issue Very Choice New. The face comes quite close to the full Gem grade, but the back has a little too much handling and a few ti

Fr. 1272SP 15c Third Issue Set of Three. A Grant-Sherman face along with a Red and Green Back. The Face and Green Back have been cut down from wide-ma

Fr. 1274SP 15c Third Issue Wide Margin Face Choice New. A very nice example, with bold signatures and lots of eye appeal. The note has good original e

Fr. 1291 25c Third Issue Superb Gem New. An essentially flawless example of a Red Back Fessenden from the Herget Collection. The note is beautifully b

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 Very Choice New. But for the lack of a right face margin, this strictly original, brightly colored, well-embossed Red Back Fe

Fr. 1291 25c Third Issue Choice New. A very nice looking Fessenden with good face margins. The back is centered low, which is all that prevents the Ge

Fr. 1292 25c Third Issue Very Choice New. The top margin is a bit tight both face and back on this otherwise perfect Fessenden from the Herget Collect

Fr. 1292 25c Third Issue Choice New. The red back is centered a bit high, and the face margins are close in a few places, but this example from the Ho

Fr. 1292 25c Third Issue Choice New. This nice Fessenden still has all its original embossing. It's well margined, with bright ink colors. Impor...

25c Third Issue Fessenden Experimental Gem New. This major rarity from the Hoffman Collection is one of only a handful of Fessenden Experimentals know

Fr. 1294 25c Third Issue Gem New. A super Fessenden, with very deep original embossing, ideal colors, flashy, bright bronze and excellent centering of

Fr. 1294 25c Third Issue Very Choice New. The back is centered a bit high on this otherwise Gem example. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

Fr. 1294 25c Third Issue Choice New. This well printed, originally embossed Fessenden is a Superb piece but for its lack of a left face margin. Import

Fr. 1294 25c Third Issue Inverted Back Surcharge About New. This note was acquired by Mr. Hoffman when it was Lot 812 of our January 1997 Milt Friedbe

Fr. 1295 25ó Third Issue Choice New. A nice original Fessenden with perfect face margins and great color. The note would grade fully Gem if the...

Fr. 1295 25c Third Issue About New. A rather sizeable chip of wood has been manufactured into the paper at the left. An unusual variation. Important n

Fr. 1295 25c Third Issue. Two pieces, one grading About New and the other Very Fine. Both were collected as Fr. 1296 due to their larger-than-normal...

Fr. 1296 25c Third Issue Gem New. This is the rare variety with the extremely large "a" 7mm to the lower right of its normal position. Thi...

Fr. 1296 25c Third Issue Very Choice New. A second example of this rare Friedberg number, this one from the Herget Collection. It's an impeccabl...

Fr. 1297 25c Third Issue Choice New. But for its centering, which is rather poor, this is one of the brightest, prettiest, best-printed Fiber Paper Fe

Fr. 1297 25c Third Issue Choice About New. Far brighter than these are usually found, with bright bronze and excellent printing. There is a single lig

Fr. 1297 25c Third Issue Choice About New. A beautifully bright Fiber Paper Fessenden with two huge margins, two tiny margins and a center fold. Impor

Fr. 1297 25c Third Issue Choice About New. This nice Fiber Paper Fessenden has bright bronze and excellent original embossing. The top margin is close

Fr. 1297 25c Third Issue Choice About New. Far above average in appearance, with bright paper, good original embossing and flashy bronze. The back des

Fr. 1298 25c Third Issue Choice New. Tight across the bottom, but with good color and decent print quality. There is a large, unusual extra band of br

Fr. 1298 25c Third Issue Extremely Fine. Somewhat dark, as are many, but scarce in all grades. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at th

Fr. 1298 25c Third Issue Inverted Back Engraving Very Fine. This is a rare and important Invert of which very few examples are known. This note from t

Fr. 1299 25c Third Issue About New, Damaged. The note has been split and repaired on the back with glue and tape, but it faces up beautifully, with de

Fr. 1299 25c Third Issue About Extremely Fine. A well margined example, with bright bronze, good paper quality and excellent surfaces of both sides. T

Fr. 1300 25c Third Issue About New. This 1300 from the Hoffman Collection is one of the nicer pieces currently known. About a dozen are known altogeth

Two Green Back Fessendens. Fr. 1294 New and Fr. 1295 Extremely Fine. The 1295 is way off center, having the entire face-plate number 30 at its upper-r

Fr. 1324 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. This Red Back Spinner from the Hoffman Collection is beautifully bright, and it has all its deep, or

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

Fr. 1324 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice New. The back is off center to the right, but the colors are spectacular, and the note has all its deep origin

Fr. 1324 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice About New. This broadly margined Red Back Spinner is on paper that is a slight bit toned, and it has a corner

Fr. 1324 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice About New. This Red Back Spinner has good original embossing and a few light corner folds. Important notice: W

Fr. 1325 50c Third Issue Spinner Superb Gem New. One of the finest examples we've seen of a "1" and "a" Red Back Spinner. Th...

Fr. 1325 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice New. This "1" and "a" Red Back Spinner from the Hoffman Collection is a perfect Gem in e...

Fr. 1326 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. A beautiful Spinner, with heavy original embossing, ideal color and excellent face centering. The no

Fr. 1326 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice New. This Red Back Spinner is absolutely Superb in every sense but for its rather poor centering. The top marg

Fr. 1327 50c Third Issue Spinner Superb Gem New. A gorgeous Spinner with deep original embossing, flashy bright bronze, ideal ink and paper colors and

Fr. 1327 50c Third Issue Spinner Gem New. Broadly margined, bright and with tons of eye appeal. This pretty note from the Hoffman Collection is just a

Fr. 1328 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. This boldly signed, hand autographed Red Back from the Hoffman Collection is very near the full Gem

Fr. 1328 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice About New. A nice hand-signed Red Back Spinner. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

Fr. 1329 50c Third Issue Spinner Gem New. This Allison-Spinner hand-signed note is scarcer than the Colby-Spinner variety by a ratio of at least ten t

Fr. 1329 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this much scarcer Allison-Spinner signed Red Back. The note has all its origin

Fr. 1330 50c Third Issue Spinner Gem New. The Hoffman Collection brings us a lovely example of this storied rarity. The note is signed by John Allison

Fr. 1330aSP 50c Third Issue Spinner Narrow Margin Face New. There is a small edge nick on this otherwise very nice example. On Spinners, this signatur

Fr. 1331 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice New. Bright, original and well embossed, with two very large margins. Unfortunately, the other two margins bot

Fr. 1332 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. Well margined on both sides, and with lots of eye appeal. This "1" and "a" Spi...

Fr. 1333 50c Third Issue Spinner Superb Gem New. This incredibly bright Green Back Spinner from the Hoffman Collection is as flashy and pretty as thes

Fr. 1333 50ó Third Issue Spinner Choice New. The face centering is typical, with two very large and two very small margins, and the back is off...

Fr. 1334 50c Third Issue Spinner Superb Gem New. A real beauty from the Hoffman Collection, with broad, even margins, superior color, deep original em

Fr. 1334 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice New. A very well margined Type I Spinner with good color and eye appeal. The note does have a few minor offset

Fr. 1335 50c Third Issue Spinner Gem New. This flashy, fully embossed, beautifully original Spinner is from the Hoffman Collection. It's a much ...

Fr. 1335 50c Third Issue Spinner About New. A nice example of this much scarcer Friedberg number. The note is tight at the left and bottom and has a h

Fr. 1335 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice Extremely Fine. A nice example of this much tougher Friedberg number. Important notice: We expect to be auctio

Fr. 1336 50c Third Issue Spinner Gem New. A note from the Hoffman Collection that brings together both real rarity and great quality. When we sold thi

Fr. 1337 50c Third Issue Spinner Very Choice New. This boldly embossed, strictly original, scarce number from the Hoffman Collection comes extremely c

Fr. 1337 50c Third Issue Spinner Extremely Fine. But for the top margin's cutting into the design both face and back, this is a rather nice exam...

Fr. 1338 50c Third Issue Spinner Choice New. Three of the face margins are huge on this much scarcer note, with the fourth smaller but adequate. The b

Three 50c Third Issue Spinners. Fr. 1328 Very Fine and problem free, Fr. 1333 Choice Extremely Fine and Fr. 1334 About Good with tears and holes. 3 no

Fr. 1339 50c Third Issue Spinner Type II About New. There are a few corner folds and a pinhole near the top center. Both face and back have a partial

Fr. 1339SP 50c Third Issue Spinner Wide Margin Back About New, Repaired. This note from the Hoffman Collection faces up very nicely. The note has been

Fr. 1340 50c Third Issue Spinner Type II Choice About New. There is a single light fold on this "1" and "a" Type II Spinner from...

Fr. 1340 50c Third Issue Spinner Type II Choice About New. A nice "1" and "a" Type II Spinner from the collection of Walter Herg...

Fr. 1341 50c Third Issue Spinner Type II Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this tough Type II number. Important notice: We expect to be auctionin