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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12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (198). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, pulled perf and thin spot at topFINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 12-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 198 contains 64 certified examples. Of these, at least one-third have small flaws. Many have poor centering.
Census No. 198-UNC-64. With 1947 P.F. certificate
9,500
1,900