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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7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, radiant color, full perfs at top and left, scissors-separated but nearly intact perfs on all four sidesVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 7-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 171 contain 72 copies. Many examples were separated by scissors, and so are often found with perforations partly missing or entirely trimmed away.
Unpublished Census No. 171-UNC-03. With 1992 P.F. certificate.
5,250
2,100