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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800
12c Dark Violet, Special Printing (173). Without gum as issued, rich color on bright paper, perfs scissors-separated as usual but intact on three sides, accompanying certificate notes reperfed at left, trivial corner perf crease at top right not mentioned on certificateVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 173 contain 71 certified examples.
Census No. 173-UNC-45. With 1970 P.F. certificate
6,250
1,800