3c Blue Green, Special Printing (194). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, choice centering for this difficult issue, small corner creases at top right are negligible

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE 3-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SOFT-PAPER SPECIAL PRINTING IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS -- OUR CENSUS RECORDS ONLY 15 EXAMPLES IN PRIVATE HANDS.

Our census of Scott 194, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/194 , contains 16 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 15 available to collectors. Nine are confirmed as sound but almost half have perfs close on at least one side. Its rarity is similar to or exceeds the most valuable Special Printings, such as Scott Nos. 180 (24 known), 181 (10 known), 203 (20 known), 204 (18 known), 205C (23 known) and 211D (27 known). In fact, it is the rarest of any Bank Note Special Printing among the Scott-listed "sets" (167-177 and 192-202).

Census no. 194-UNC-08. Ex Dr. Test ("Concord"). With 1994 P.F. certificate

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