2003 St. Louis, MO (CAA) Signature Sale - Session 3

Fr. 1271 15c Fourth Issue Choice New. Brightly colored and with good original embossing, this 15c makes the Gem grade but for its side margins, both o

Fr. 1271 15c Fourth Issue Choice New. Tight across the bottom. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. On o

Fr. 1302 25c Fourth Issue Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this popular and handsome Fourth Issue type. It comes quite close to the full Gem gra

Fr. 1374 50c Fourth Issue Lincoln Very Choice New. Quite close to the full Gem grade, although the back is centered a trifle low. The watermark is par

Fr. 1374 50c Fourth Issue Lincoln About New. The bottom margin is unusually broad, which in this case allows the entire red seal plate number 20 to sh

Fr. 1374 50ó Fourth Issue Lincoln Choice Very Fine. A strictly original and problem-free Lincoln with ideal centering. Important notice: We exp...

Fr. 1376 50c Fourth Issue Stanton Superb Gem New. Huge margins, beautiful color, original paper surfaces and perfect centering of both sides all come

Fr. 1376 50c Fourth Issue Stanton Very Choice New. Spectacular color is the standout feature of this popular type. The margins fall short of what we n

Fr. 1379 50c Fourth Issue Dexter Very Choice New. A near-Gem example of this popular one-number Green Seal type. Important notice: We expect to be auc

Fr. 1264 10c Fifth Issue Gem New. A lovely example of this scarcest Fifth Issue note. Green Seals with this type of centering are seldom seen. Importa

Fr. 1265 10c Fifth Issue Very Choice New. Quite close to Gem. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. On oc

Fr. 1266 10c Fifth Issue Superb Gem New. A really nice example of the single-most common Fractional note. These are quite hard to find with broad marg

Fr. 1309 25c Fifth Issue Gem New. A real Gem, with broad margins and bright colors. Most unusually, this note has eight or ten pre-print wrinkles that

Fr. 1309 25c Fifth Issue Gem New. An extremely nice example of this common Fractional note. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the r

Fr. 1309 25c Fifth Issue Gem New. Bright, fresh and well margined. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour.

Fr. 1309 25c Fifth Issue Original Bundle of 40 Gem New. A strictly original bundle of 40 that squares-up so nicely that you can stand it on end. All 4

Fr. 1309 25c Fifth Issue Gem New. A really pretty example of this very common Fractional number. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

Fr. 1381 50c Fifth Issue Choice New. A nice Crawford. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. On occasion e

Gray Fractional Currency Shield. A beautifully bright Shield with all of the notes retaining their full, flashy color, with the exception of the 25c S

Pink Fractional Currency Shield. We have handled the majority of the pink shields known to exist, and we sold this one once before in June, 1995, wher

Memorial Addressed for William Pitt Fessenden. This government-printing-office memorial book was published in 1870. It is a compilation of the address

Five Fractional Types. Fr. 1230 EF, Fr. 1265 VF, Fr. 1269 Fine with a tear, Fr. 1308 EF, and the scarce Fr. 1313 VG with a small paper peel. 5 notes I

Six Different Fractionals. Fr. 1226 EF, Fr. 1242 AU with mounting marks, Fr. 1246 EF, Fr. 1257 AU, Fr. 1266 AU, and a Fr. 1381 Fine with a tear. 6 not

Ten Scarcer Fractional Numbers. A very nice group that includes a perforated denomination set, three Spinners, a Justice, a 15 cent note, and a Fiber

Nine Fractional Types. Fr. 1238, 1255, 1264, 1271, 1309, 1312, 1374,1379, and 1381. A few notes are lightly circulated, but the majority grade About N

Twelve Fractional Types. This group, which is exactly half of a complete type set, contains Fr. 1230, 1255, 1266, 1259, 1271, 1281, 1312, 1286, 1294,

Two Fifth Issue Fractionals. Fr. 1266 and 1309, both grading Very Choice New and both accompanied by early collector envelopes. 2 notes Important noti

HB-3 EP-2 1c Ayers Cathartic Pills About New. A beautifully clean, attractive, problem-free example with a lustrous case showing virtually no sign of

HB-3 EP-2 1c Ayer's Cathartic Pills Choice Extremely Fine. This short-arrows One Cent has a simply gorgeous multicolored case that shows virtual...

HB-6 EP-32a 3c Ayers Cathartic Pills Choice Extremely Fine. The scarcer variety, the one with the long arrows. With an attractive case, a perfectly br

HB-6 EP-32a 3c Ayers Cathartic Pills Very Fine. The case is a dark mahogany brown, the stamp is bright, but the mica has some cracks, crazes and a sma

HB-17 EP-3 1c Take Ayer's Pills About New. The case is an even medium brown without a trace of a flaw, the stamp is 100% fully bright and perfec...

HB-17 EP-3 1c Take Ayer's Pills About New. The case is an even mahogany brown with no problems, the stamp is bright and the mica is flawless sav...

HB-17 EP-3 1c Take Ayer's Pills Extremely Fine. A problem-free example, with a nice stamp, case and mica. The stamp has a particularly attractiv...

HB-18 EP-33 3ó Take Ayer's Pills About New. The stamp is almost 100% bright, the mica is as perfect as they ever come, and the case is a ve...

HB-28 EP-4a 1c Ayer's Sarsaparilla Choice About New. A lovely example, with a glossy light brown case that still has a touch of silver between t...

HB-28 EP-4a 1c Ayer's Sarsaparilla Very Fine. A nice evenly-toned piece with a bright stamp but some crazing to the mica at the top of Washingto...

HB-30 EP-34a Very Fine. A problem-free piece with an attractive mica, case and stamp. The mica has a few minor surface marks, but they're visibl...

HB-32 EP-34b 3ó Ayer's Sarsaparilla Extremely Fine. This is the scarcer variety with the large "Ayer's." It grades fully Extr...

HB-32 EP-34b 3c Ayer's Sarsaparilla Very Fine. The case is a nice, natural multicolor, the stamp is reasonably bright and the mica has a few sur...

HB-50 EP-6 1c Joseph L. Bates Fancy Goods Extremely Fine. A very nice example with almost no signs of wear on the case, a reasonably bright stamp and

HB-64 EP-67 5c Brown's Bronchial Troches About New. About half the silver remains, beautifully highlighting the letters on the case. The stamp i...

HB-84 EP-106 10-c Burnett's Standard Cooking Extracts. The back of the case is a nice looking Extremely Fine, with a bit of silver remaining bet...

HB-122 EP-77 5ó Gage Brother & Drake-Tremont House Very Fine. The case is a medium brass color, with light even wear. The piece is an absol...

HB-133 EP-116 10c J. Gault Extremely Fine. The case shows very little wear, and the stamp is nice and bright, but the mica has several marks, includin

HB-135 EP-148 12c J. Gault Choice Extremely Fine. The dark brown case has some deep reddish highlights. It's tightly, evenly and perfectly close...

HB-137 EP-169 24c J. Gault Very Fine. A nice example with a tightly closed, evenly worn case and a mica that is problem free save for some very minor

HB-163 EP-120 10ó Kirkpatrick & Gault Extremely Fine. The case is lovely, with a fair amount of the original silvering remaining at the mid...

HB-190 EP-53 3ó North America Life Insurance About New. The case is lovely, with virtually no signs of wear, and the word "Insurance"...

HB- EP-95a 9c Strip. Often called a Feuchtwanger strip, as the back bears an eagle reminiscent of the Hard Times Tokens from 1837 designed by Dr. Feuc