Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — 1880-83 American Bank Note Co. Soft Paper Special Printing (Scott 192-203, 205C, 211D)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
185
1c Dark Ultramarine, Special Printing (192). Without gum as issued, deep rich color on bright paper, centered to bottom left, a few small thin spots noted on most recent certificate, which seem to be a common occurrence on this soft porous paper (after examining many of the known population of this stamp we feel that some of the thins noted on certificates are natural)FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 192, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/192/192.pdf , contains a total of 26 copies of this rarity.
Census No. 192-UNC-19. Ex Lake Shore. With 1954 and 2006 P.F. certificates
62,500
9,500
