Sale 1150 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday, 1 March, 2017

Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-177, 180)

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Sale 1150, Lot 793, 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-177, 180)1c Ultramarine, Special Printing (167). Without gum as issued, scissors-separated as usual with perfs virtually intact on two sides

FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our census of Scott 167 contains 45 certified examples. Of these, fewer than ten have perforations all around.

Census No. 167-UNC-38. Ex Matthies (Siegel Sale 439, Nov. 1973) where acquired by the current owner. With 2017 P.F. certificate

15,000
6,250