Sale 1057 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Issues
Sale Date — Thursday, 7 November, 2013
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-180)
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750
1c Ultramarine, Special Printing (167). Without gum as issued, scissors-separated as almost always but with full perforations on three sides, bright color and paperVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 167 contain 45 certified examples. Of these, fewer than ten have perforations all around.
Unpublished Census No. 167-UNC-45. With 1996 A.P.S. certificate
17,500
6,500