Sale 1388 — The Boardwalk Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps–Part One–19th Century Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 23-24 September, 2026
Category — 1880 American Bank Note Company Special Printing (Scott 192-211D)
15c Orange, Special Printing (199). Without gum as issued, essentially perfect centering with exceptional balanced margins, vibrant color on fresh paper which is free from the small thins endemic to this paper, tiny natural inclusion at top left not noted on any certificate but mentioned for accuracy
EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING, SCOTT 199, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE ONLY STAMP TO ACHIEVE THIS LOFTY GRADE IN THE P.S.E. POPULATION REPORT — ONE OF THE FEW FINEST EXAMPLES EXTANT OF ONLY 41 RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census of Scott 199, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/199, contains 41 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 40 available to collectors. Of these, only 15 are confirmed as sound. This superb stamp is easily one of the few finest extant.
Census no. 199-UNC-09. With 1957 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95). This is the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. to a Scott 199 and it is shared by no others. The next highest grade is a single example at VF 80. Scott value $26,000.
