*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)
5c Blue (179). Block of four, original gum, h.r., deep rich color, Fine, Scott 179 is much scarcer as an original-gum block than its later soft paper counterpart, Scott 185