Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — 1873-83 Continental & American Bank Note Co. Issues (Scott 156-218)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1337
12c Dark Violet, Special Printing (173). Without gum as issued, rich color, scissors-separated at top as usual but other three sides with full perforations, wide margins, tiny hinge thinEXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 173 contain 71 certified examples.
With 1993 P.S.E. and 2013 P.F. certificates
6,750
3,250