1880 American Bank Note Company -
Special Reprinting of the 1879 Issue

(issued without gum)


1c - Dark ultramarine
388 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #192 - 1880
25 known copies (view recent sales by clicking here)

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2004
$13,000
Fall 2004
$40,000
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
$55,000-$80,000
Spring 2006
$87,500
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
-
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-
Spring 2009
-


2c - Black brown
416 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #193 - 1880
Less than 50 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2003
$18,000
Fall 2003
-
Spring 2004
-
Fall 2004
$17,500
Spring 2005
$11,000
Fall 2005
$17,500-$22,000
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
$19,000
Fall 2007
$22,000
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-
Spring 2009
-


3c - Blue green
267 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #194 - 1880
15-20 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2003
-
Fall 2003
-
Spring 2004
$35,000
Fall 2004
-
Spring 2005
$52,500
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
-
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-
Spring 2009
-


6c - Dull rose
185 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #195 - 1880
28 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Fall 2004
$40,000
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
$90,000
Spring 2008
$120,000
Fall 2008
-
Spring 2009
-



7c - Scarlet vermilion
473 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #196 - 1880
83 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Graded
Spring 2003
$2,400
-
Fall 2003
-
-
Spring 2004
$2,800
-
Fall 2004
$5,000
-
Spring 2005
$3,750
-
Fall 2005
$6,000-$15,500
-
Spring 2006
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
Spring 2007
$7,000
-
Fall 2007
$11,500
-
Spring 2008
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-



10c - Deep brown
180 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #197 - 1880
30 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
Spring 2004
$6,500
-
Fall 2004
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
Spring 2006
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
Fall 2007
$60,000
80J
Spring 2008
$80,000
-
Fall 2008
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-


12c - Blackish Purple
282 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #198 - 1880
75 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2003
$6,000-$6,500
Fall 2003
-
Spring 2004
$3,250
Fall 2004
$14,500
Spring 2005
$4,750
Fall 2005
$8,000
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
$10,000
Fall 2007
-
Spring 2008
$10,000
Fall 2008
-
Spring 2009
-


15c - Bright orange
169 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #199 - 1880
36 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Graded
Spring 2003
$9,750
-
Fall 2003
-
-
Spring 2004
$8,500
-
Fall 2004
$30,000
-
Spring 2005
$30,000
-
Fall 2005
-
-
Spring 2006
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
Fall 2007
$40,000
80
Spring 2008
$115,000
-
Fall 2008
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-


24c - Dark violet
286 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #200 - 1880
66 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Graded
Spring 2003
$5,000
-
Fall 2003
-
-
Spring 2004
$3,625
-
Fall 2004
$9,500
-
Spring 2005
$6,250
-
Fall 2005
$11,000
-
Spring 2006
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
Spring 2007
$9,500
-
Fall 2007
$11,000
80
Spring 2008
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-


30c - Greenish black
179 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #201 - 1880
45 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2003
-
Fall 2003
-
Spring 2004
$6,250
Fall 2004
$25,000
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
$32,500
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
$24,000
Fall 2007
-
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-
Spring 2009
-


90c - Dull carmine
170 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #202 - 1880
40 known copies

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2003
$12,500-$20,000
Fall 2003
-
Spring 2004
$13,000
Fall 2004
$25,000
Spring 2005
$23,000
Fall 2005
$25,000-$35,000
Spring 2006
$18,000
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
$35,000
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
Spring 2009
-


2c -  Scarlet Vermilion
Special Printing
917 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #203 - 1881
20 copies still survive
For an inventory of the last surviving copies click here

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Graded
Spring 2001
$52,500
-
Fall 2004
$42,500
-
Fall 2007
$135,000
80



5c - Deep blue
317 - Soft porous paper, without gum - Scott #204 - 1881
Special Printing
18 copies still survive
For an inventory of the last surviving copies click here

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Graded
Fall 2001
$140,000
-
Spring 2002
$150,000
-
Fall 2002
$80,000
-
Fall 2007
$300,000
90



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