Sale 1187 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 July, 2018

Category — Newspapers and Periodicals

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
755
og
Sale 1187, Lot 755, Newspapers and Periodicals$1.92 Dark Brown, 1875 Special Printing (PR48). Without gum as issued, deep rich color on bright paper, well-proportioned margins, accompanying certificate notes "small black ink mark" which we see only using magnification at upper left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $1.92 NEWSPAPER CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 41 WERE SOLD.

The $1.92 value of the 1875 Continental Newspaper Special Printing marks the start of the rarities of the set. We have offered only ten unduplicated examples in all of our Rarities sales going back to 1964 and in our regular auctions going back to 1994.

Ex Curtis. With 2002 P.F. certificate

20,000
8,000