Cost of US Stamp Scott 211B: 1883 2c George Washington Bank Note Special Printing. Page 4

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). Original gum, single hinge mark, deep rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1007, Lot 2375

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, light pencil notation on gum, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95, SMQ $1,100.00), this is the highest grade awarded to date to a hinged example and only one Mint N.H. stamp has graded higher (at 95J)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1007, Lot 2374

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). Mint N.H., bright shade on crisp paper, tiny natural inclusion at bottom center, Very Fine and choice, ex Odeneal, light backstamp not mentioned on accompanying certificates, with 1999 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85, SMQ value $1,300.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1007, Lot 2373

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). Mint N.H., essentially perfectly centered, fresh and crisp with a sharp impression, Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 1991 P.F. certificate for block of eight and 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $1,300.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1007, Lot 2372

1883 Special Printing, 2¢ pale red brown (211B), beautifully centered and post office fresh with pristine, never hinged original gum, Extremely Fine. Scott Stamp Values $2,100. Scott price $850 A STUNNING 2¢ 1883 SPECIAL PRINTING. Expertization: 2006 & 2007 PF Certificates, the latter graded XF 90.

Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2011, Sale 336, Lot 1212

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). With top selvage and part imprint, well-centered, fresh and crisp, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5637

1883 Special Printing, 2¢ pale red brown (211B), lower right corner margin single with large, perfectly balanced margins, rich color and flawless, never hinged original gum; fresh and choice Extremely Fine. Scott value $850 A STUNNING JUMBO MARGINED CORNER SINGLE. Expertization: 1984 PF Certificate for a block of 4. This stamp would be spectacular even were it to be the much more common 2¢ Red Brown (#210)- how much more so, then, for the scarce Special Printing.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 332, Lot 2033

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (Scott 211Bc). Original gum, lightly hinged, with “AMERICAN BAN” of imprint at top, radiant color, choice centering EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1883 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING WHICH IS IMPERFORATE BETWEEN AND SHOWS PART OF THE IMPRINT. ONLY FIVE MULTIPLES CAN SHOW ANY OF THE IMPRINT. In 1885 the American Bank Note Co. experimented with a Hoe & Co. steam-powered, chain-driven printing press to increase the rate of production. New plates of 200 subjects were created for use on the steam press, including one with the distinctive “STEAMER – AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.” imprint at the top center of the plate. Five sheets of 200 stamps were printed from this “Steamer” plate and sent to the Post Office Department. Since the full sheets were intended to be divided into panes of 100, the vertical gutter between the two panes was left imperforate. These sheets were later sold into the philatelic market and divided into smaller units. We can account for all five top imprint pieces from the “Steamer” sheets. One is a block of sixteen with disturbed gum and creases (Siegel 1974 Rarities sale, lot 113), which probably came from the sheet once owned by Senator Ackerman. The strip of six offered in our recent Whitman sale is the second largest multiple. These two are the only recorded multiples with the complete imprint. The three remaining imperforate-between multiples from the tops of the sheets are a block of four and two pairs, each with the “American Ban” portion of the imprint but lacking the word “Steamer”. With 1998 and 2009 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 989, Lot 154

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). Mint N.H. with top left corner selvage, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins, radiant color EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLES OF THE 2-CENT 1883 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE FROM THE CORNER SELVAGE POSITION. With 1982 and 1991 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo, SMQ $4,500.00 as 95, unpriced as 98). This is the highest grade awarded to date and the only example to achieve this grade.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 989, Lot 153

United States 1881-1888 Banknote Issues 1883 Special Printing, 2c red brown, well centered, fresh color, n.h., v.f., with 2000 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2010, Sale 201004, Lot 192

U.S.; General Issues, 1883 Special Printing, 2¢ Pale Red Brown, #211B. N.h., Very Fine, PSE (2009) cert. Scott $850. Estimate $450-500.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2010, Sale 84, Lot 1419

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). Original gum, h.r., brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, ex Bayou, with 1979 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2009, Sale 982, Lot 5509

United States 1881-1888 Banknote Issues 1883 Special Printing, 2c pale red brown, right margin block of six, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 2001 PFC (cat. value for unused singles)

Cherrystone Auctions, Jun 2009, Sale 200906, Lot 87

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). Original gum, h.r., brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, ex Bayou, with 1979 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 972, Lot 3211

2c Pale Red Brown, Special Printing (Scott 211B). Mint N.H. with selvage at bottom, vivid color and sharp impression, Very Fine and choice, with copy of 1989 P.F. certificate for a block of four, 1994 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 967, Lot 4318