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
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Sale 1159, Lot 185, 1880-83 American Bank Note Co. Soft Paper Special Printing (Scott 192-203, 205C, 211D)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