Sale 1096 — The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 28-30 April, 2015
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-177, 180)
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2c Dark Brown, Special Printing (168). Without gum as issued, choice centering with long and full perforations all around, rich colorEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE.
Our census of Scott 168 contains only 57 copies certified as genuine. A review of our records found only two other examples of comparable quality to the example offered here.
Census No. 168-UNC-57. Ex Chapin. With 1954 and 2003 P.F. and 1994 P.S.E. certificates.
7,250
11,500