Sale 1120 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 17-18 March, 2016
Category — 1873-75 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 156-179)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
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5c Blue (179). Rich color on bright paper, wide and balanced margins, cork cancel leaves entire design clearly visible, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Merlin, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $350.00), only three have graded higher, a statistic that has not changed since 2008
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