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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90c Violet Carmine, Special Printing (177). Without gum as issued, perforations intact on all sides, phenomenal centering with well-balanced margins, radiant colorEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES IN EXISTENCE.
Our census of Scott 177 contains 46 copies. Only 17 have perforations intact on all four sides. Many have poor centering or scissors-separated perfs. The example offered here, with attractive centering, bright color and full perforations on all four sides, is truly a condition rarity among rarities.
Census No. 177-UNC-42. With 1952 and 2002 P.F. certificates.
21,500
27,000