Sale 1048 — 2013 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 25 June, 2013
Category — 1870-93 Bank Note Issues incl. Special Printings
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1c Ultramarine, Special Printing (167). Without gum as issued, scissors-separated as almost always but with intact perforations on three sides, bright color and paperA FINE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 167 contain 44 certified examples. Of these, fewer than ten have perforations all around.
Census No. 167-UNC-39 (unpublished). With 2004 P.S.E. and 2006 P.F. certificates
17,500
8,000