Sale 1187 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 July, 2018
Category — 1880-83 American Bank Note Co. Soft Paper Special Printing (Scott 192-204, 205C)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
297
1c Dark Ultramarine, Special Printing (192). Without gum as issued, deep rich color on bright paper, choice centering for this difficult issue, few thins and small creasesVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 26 ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES STAMPS.
Our census of Scott 192, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/192 , contains a total of 26 copies. Of these, half or fewer are reported to be sound. Many are off-center.
Census No. 192-UNC-04. Ex Beals. With 1950 A.P.S. certificate. P.F. certificate nos. 8269 and 257327 no longer accompany
57,500
16,500