Sale 1234 — The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 29-30 April, 2021
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-181)
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181
7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, intact perforations on all sides and with part imprint at bottom, a few irregular perfs but far superior to the typical scissors-separated 1875 Special Printing stamps, wide margins, brilliant color on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE. A VIBRANT AND WIDE-MARGINED PART IMPRINT SINGLE OF THE 1875 7-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 171 contains 75 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 74 available to collectors. Most stamps were scissors-separated, affecting the perforations on at least one side. This stamp comes from the famous Earl of Crawford set of strips and is one of the finest examples contained in our records.
Census no. 171-UNC-41. Ex Geisler. With 1957 P.F. certificate
4,000
10,000