$6.00 Ultramarine, 1875 Special Printing (PR50). Without gum as issued, rich color on bright paper

FRESH AND FINE. THE $6.00 1875 CONTINENTAL NEWSPAPER SPECIAL PRINTING IS ONE OF THE RAREST UNITED STATES STAMPS. ONLY FOURTEEN WERE SOLD, AND ONLY SIX HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE.

According to sale records of the 1875 Newspaper Special Printings, 14 of the $6.00 were sold and delivered. On July 16, 1884, the Special Printings were withdrawn from sale, and the remaining supply was destroyed.

Our records contain only six copies certified as genuine: five by The Philatelic Foundation and one certified by P.S.E. This is the fourth we have offered since keeping computerized records.

Census No. PR50-UNC-03. Ex Engel, "Connoisseur" and Weisman. With 1960 and 1992 P.F. certificates. With 1992 P.S.E. certificate

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