15c Bright Orange, Special Printing (174). Without gum as issued, full perforations all around and "No. 31" of imprint in selvage at top, vibrant color as fresh as the day it was printed, few shortish perfs at upper right

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING SHOWING ANY PART OF THE PLATE NUMBER.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 174 contain 40 certified examples. Of these, well over half have the perforations scissors-separated on at least one side.

Ex Earl of Crawford and Ackerman as the rightmost stamp in the strip of four.

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