Sale 1234 — The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 29-30 April, 2021

Category — 1880-83 American Bank Note Special Printings (Scott 192-211D)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
198
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Sale 1234, Lot 198, 1880-83 American Bank Note Special Printings (Scott 192-211D)1c Dark Ultramarine, Special Printing (192). Without gum as issued, deep rich color on bright paper

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our census of Scott 192, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/192 , contains 27 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 26 available to collectors. Of these, only eleven are reported to be sound. The example offered here, centered to bottom but with perfs clear and in completely sound condition, is a very desirable example of this issue.

Census no. 192-UNC-11. Ex "Vineyard" and Hoffman. With 1971 and 2001 P.F. certificates

57,500
23,000