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
205
15c Orange, Special Printing (199). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, fine impressionVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 199 contains 38 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 37 available to collectors. Of these, only 12 are confirmed as sound, 11 have faults and 14 need to be reexamined according to current methods and standards.
Census no. 199-UNC-04. With 1952 and 2001 P.F. certificates
29,000
17,000