Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016

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*A buyer’s premium of 15% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

Category — 1873-75 Continental Bank Note Co. Issues (Scott 156-179)

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Lot

Symbol

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Cat./Est. Value

Realized

547

Sale 1140, Lot 547, 1873-75 Continental Bank Note Co. Issues (Scott 156-179)

12c Dark Violet, Special Printing (173). Without gum as issued, rich color, scissors-separated as usual but with almost all perfs intact

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 173 contain 71 certified examples.

Unpublished Census No. 173-UNC-37. With 1948 and 1994 P.F. certificates.

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