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
190
12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (198). Without gum as issued, rich color, nice centering and margins, negligible faint toningVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 12-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 198 contains 62 certified examples. Of these, one-third have small flaws. Many have poor centering.
Census No. 198-UNC-41. Small pencil notation and light ink line on back (does not show thru). With clear 1952 P.F. certificate
10,500
3,500