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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Photo/Description
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3c Blue Green, Special Printing (169). Without gum as issued, rich color on bright paper, intact perforations all around, reperforated at rightVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 3-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated records for Scott 169 contain 35 examples that have been certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation (including one on cover). Of these, only three have perforations all around and are confirmed as sound.
Census No. 169-UNC-02 (unpublished). Ex Caspary, Hetherington, Klein and Zoellner. With 1957, 1998 and 2013 P.F. certificates, only the last mentioning the reperfing
21,500
7,000
