Sale 1084 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 5-6 November, 2014
Category — 1873 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 156-179)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3441
1c Ultramarine, Special Printing (167). Without gum as issued, scissors-separated as almost always but with full perforations on three sides, bright color and paper, tiny tear at top rightVERY FINE APPEARING 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Unpublished Census No. 167-UNC-45.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. and 2013 P.F. certificates
16,000
5,250