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)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
204
12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (198). Without gum as issued, deep rich color and detailed impressionFRESH AND FINE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 12-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
#Our census of Scott 198 contains 65 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 64 available to collectors. Of these, at least one-third have flaws. Many have poor centering.
Census no. 198-UNC-37. With 1969 and 2000 P.F. certificates
9,500
5,250