Sale 1187 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 July, 2018
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-177)
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12c Dark Violet, Special Printing (173). Without gum as issued, scissors-separated but with complete perfs all around, intense color on bright paperFRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 173 contain 71 certified examples.
Census No. 173-UNC-54. With 1992 and 2006 P.F. certificates
5,500
2,400