Sale 1224 — 2020 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30 June-1 July, 2020
Category — 1870-88 Bank Note Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
149
7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, intense shade and vivid color, perfectly centered, scissors-separated as usual but showing part of perfs all around and full perfs at top, left and bottomFRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 7-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 171 contains 71 certified examples plus one uncertified copy. Most stamps were scissors-separated, affecting the perforations on at least one side. This is one of the finest we record.
Census no. 171-UNC-71. Ex Wingate. With 1999 P.F. certificate
4,000
6,250
