Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-175)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2800
7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, perfs scissors-separated but intact on all sidesFRESH AND VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 7-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 171 contains 73 certified examples plus one uncertified copy. Most stamps were scissors-separated, affecting the perforations on at least one side.
Census no. 171-UNC-73. With 2005 P.F. certificate
4,000
3,250
