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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10c Deep Brown, Special Printing (197). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, wide margins, small thin spot at bottom left not mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 33 ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census records for Scott 197 contain 33 certified examples (this is a new addition to our census). Of these, ten have faults, leaving only 23 sound or potentially sound examples (seven have not been examined in many years). Several of these have poor centering.
Census No. 197-UNC-33. With 1955 A.P.S. certificate
34,500
10,500