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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12c Dark Violet, Special Printing (173). Without gum as issued, scissors-separated as almost always but with full perforations all around, choice centering, rich color and proof-like impressionEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 173 contain 71 certified examples. Many have perforations scissors-separated on at least one side. There are perhaps twenty sound copies with perforations intact on all sides, and most do not rate the grade of Extremely Fine.
Ex Vineyard. Unpublished Census No. 173-UNC-12. With 1983 and 2002 P.F. certificates.
7,500
5,000