Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-177, 180)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
173
12c Dark Violet, Special Printing (173). Without gum as issued, rich color on bright paper, full perforations all around, three wide margins, pulled perf at bottom leftVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 173 contain 71 certified examples.
With 2002 P.S.E. certificate
6,250
2,400