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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24c Dull Purple, Special Printing (175). Without gum as issued, rich color, extra wide left margin, intact perfs on all four sides, faint diagonal crease at lower left, accompanying certificate also inexplicably mentions a short perf at lower left -- totally inconsequential since many examples are missing all perfs on one or more sidesFINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 175 contain approximately 100 examples.
Unpublished Census No. 175-UNC-101. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate
4,500
1,900