Sale 1277 — The Adventurer Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 March, 2023
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-175)
2c Dark Brown, Special Printing (168). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, full perforations all around VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 2-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING WITH PERFORATIONS ALL AROUND.
Our census of Scott 168, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/168 , contains 60 examples. Many have perfs scissors-trimmed on at least one side and many have perforations into the design. The example offered here, without obvious scissors cutting, is a condition rarity.
Census no. 168-UNC-03. Ex "Great Point". With 1985 and 2005 P.F. certificates.
6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (170). Without gum as issued, full and complete perforations all around, bright color, three huge margins to clear of design at bottomVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING WITH COMPLETE PERFORATIONS ALL AROUND AND WIDE MARGINS -- ONLY 35 ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census of Scott 170, at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/170 , contains 35 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 34 available to collectors. Approximately half have scissors-trimmed perfs on at least one side. Most others are either off-center or have small faults. This example, with complete perfs and three extra wide margins, is in the top tier of that small population.
Census no. 170-UNC-11. With 1991 and 2004 P.F. certificates
7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, intact perforations on all sides, choice centering with balanced margins, brilliant color on bright paperVERY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 7-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 171, at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/171 , contains 75 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 74 available to collectors. Most stamps were scissors-separated, affecting the perforations on at least one side.
Census no. 171-UNC-76. With 2007 P.S.E. (ungraded) and 2021 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
24c Dull Purple, Special Printing (175). Without gum as issued, complete perfs all around without the usual scissors-separation, rich color on bright paperVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING, WITH COMPLETE PERFORATIONS ON ALL FOUR SIDES.
Our census of Scott 175, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/175 , contains 105 examples. Few show complete perfs as seen on the stamp offered here.
Census no. 171-UNC-104. With 1999 and 2007 P.F. certificates
5c Blue (179). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, beautiful centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, a difficult issue to obtain with such choice centering, with 1988 P.F. certificate