1873 Continental Bank Note Company

These stamps have a secret mark, which distinguishes them from those of the National Bank Company.
Click here to refer our guide to the secret marks.


1c - Ultramarine, pale ultramarine, gray blue or blue
780,000,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #156 - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Fall 2003
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-
-
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$75-$120
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Spring 2004
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$25-$35
<$1
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-
-
-
Fall 2004
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$20-$45
$1-$2
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-
-
-
Spring 2005
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$30-$40
$1-$2
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-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$40-$45
$1-$7
$1,350
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-
-
Spring 2006
-
$50
$1-$50
$475
-
$400-$800
-
Fall 2006
-
$22
$1-$3
$3,250
90
$1,150
95
Spring 2007
$60
$18-$50
$1
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-
-
Fall 2007
-
$35
$1
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-
-
-
Spring 2008
$110
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$1-$5
$450
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85
Fall 2008
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Spring 2009
-
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Can you value these?

The first copy was offered via ebay. It is close at top, but the centering is pretty good. Offered on ebay but did not sell.
The second copy was sold via auction and was sold. The centering is quite desirable. Deep rich color. Unfortunately a short perf at left.
The last copy was also offered for sale via ebay, the centering about the same as the first. Aslo has a short perf at left. It was unsold.
All are MH, all were sold or offered for sale in Dec 2004
All have PF certs. Pass your cursor over the question mark to find the answers.

2c - Brown, yellow brown, dark brown or dark reddish brown
112,000,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #157 - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Fall 2003
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$200-$425
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-
Spring 2004
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$3-$5
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-
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-
-
Fall 2004
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-
$3-$6
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$525
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-
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Spring 2005
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-
$4-$7
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-
$1,300
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-
-
Fall 2005
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-
$3-$4
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-
$3,000
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-
-
Spring 2006
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-
$2-$7
$1,700
-
$325-$850
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-
-
Fall 2006
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$65
$2-$6
$2,200
90
$625-$750
90
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-
-
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$1,000
90J
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-
Spring 2007
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-
$1-$2
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-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$120
$1-$2
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-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
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-
$1-$6
$1,250
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90
Fall 2008
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
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-
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3c - Green, bluish green, dark green, dark yellow green or yellow green
2,600,000,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #158 - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Fall 2003
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-
-
$500-$600
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-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
$30-$40
$15-$20
<$1
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-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
$35-$45
$20-$35
<$1
$1,000
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-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
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-
<$1
$400
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-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$15-$25
<$1
$750
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-
-
-
-
Spring 2006
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-
<$1
$100-$2,600
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$325
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-
-
Fall 2006
-
$19-$30
<$1
$450
90
$725
95
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-
Spring 2007
$130
$35
<$1
$350
80
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-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$20-$40
<$1
$4,500
98
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-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$8-$18
<$1
90
$140
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95
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Spring 2009
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-
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3c - Green, bluish green, dark green, dark yellow green or yellow green
White wove paper, thin to thick. With grill (J grill)
Scott #158e - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Spring 2006
-
$200
-
-
$575
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
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-
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-
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Spring 2008
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Fall 2008
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Spring 2009
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Showing end roller grill variety.


3c - Green
White wove paper, thin to thick
Printed both sides
Scott #158k - 1873

6c - Dull pink or brown rose
47,000,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #159 - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
MH
Fall 2003
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-
-
-
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$625-$850
Spring 2004
-
-
$4-$10
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$3-$11
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-
$350
Spring 2005
-
-
-
$550
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$340
$4-$9
$1,600
-
-
Spring 2006
-
-
$3-$11
$475-$1,250
-
$1,450-$2,100
Fall 2006
-
$90-$100
$2-$7
$1,050
90
-
-
-
-
$3,500
95
-
-
-
-
$9,500
98
-
Spring 2007
-
$65-$90
$1-$11
-
-
$550
Fall 2007
-
$70-$450
$1-$10
$11,000
95
-
Spring 2008
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$150
$1-$10
$1,400
90
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-


7c - Vermilion or orange vermilion
2,500,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #160 - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Spring 2004
-
-
$15-$25
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-
-
Fall 2004
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-
$20-$30
-
$4,500
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
$4,500
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$15-$20
-
$5,250
-
Spring 2006
-
-
$8-$16
$3,500
$800-$2,500
-
Fall 2006
-
$375
$10-$40
-
$2,000
85
-
-
-
-
$2,600
90
Spring 2007
-
$375-$455
$12-$30
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-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$10-$40
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-
-
Spring 2008
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-
$17-$30
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-
-
Fall 2008
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-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
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-
-
-
-
-

7c - Vermilion or orange vermilion
White wove paper, thin to thick
with grill
Scott #160a - 1873


10c - Brown, yellow brown or dark brown
30,000,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #161 - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Fall 2003
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-
-
$900-$1,300
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-
-
Spring 2004
-
$4-$9
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-
-
-
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Fall 2004
-
$3-$5
-
$1,700
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-
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Spring 2005
-
-
-
$1,000
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-
-
Fall 2005
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$3-$6
-
$3,500
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-
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Spring 2006
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$4-$25
$2,300
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-
-
Fall 2006
$200
$1-$36
$14,500
$3,500
90
$500
90J
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-
-
$5,500
95
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-
Spring 2007
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$2-$11
-
$650
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-
-
Fall 2007
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$2-$15
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$225
$4-$12
-
$3,250
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-
-
Fall 2008
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
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-
-
-
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-
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12c - Blackish violet
2,900,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #162 - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
$575-$4,750
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Spring 2004
-
-
$30-$50
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$10-$45
-
$2.400
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
$2,300
-
Fall 2005
-
$475
$10-$50
-
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$270
$18-$60
-
$6,000-$7,250
-
Fall 2006
-
$380-$1,300
$8-$35
$1,700
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$15-$40
-
-
-
Fall 2007
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-
$14-$35
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-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
$15-$45
-
-
-
Fall 2008
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-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
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-
-
-
-
-


15c - Yellow orange, pale orange or reddish orange
5,500,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #163 - 1873

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$1,750-$2,000
-
Spring 2004
-
$5-$15
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$6-$13
-
$3,500
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
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$8-$15
-
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$18-$40
-
$625-$3,750
-
Fall 2006
-
$7-$40
-
$6,875
90
Spring 2007
$405-$660
$6-$20
$12,000
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$8-$50
-
$12,000
-
Spring 2008
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$11-$27
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-
-
Fall 2008
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-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
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-
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15c -
Yellow orange
Silk paper variety
Scott #163 var. - 1873
Winter 2003 Auction: MH $6,250


15c -
Yellow orange
Vertical Ribbed Paper variety
Scott #163 var. - 1873


24c - Purple
White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #164 - 1873
Only one known copy (see Siegels Article)
Auction: $200,000-$300,000


30c - Gray black or greenish black
2,000,000 - White wove paper, thin to thick
Scott #165 - 1873
 
NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Spring 2004
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$16-$35
-
$1,900-$2,100
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-
-
Fall 2004