2c Scarlet Vermilion, Special Printing (203). Without gum as issued, well-centered for this difficult stamp with wide margins, beautiful rich color on fresh bright paper

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTINGS. OUR CENSUS RECORDS ONLY 20 EXAMPLES OF THE 2-CENT SCARLET VERMILION 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES IN EXISTENCE.

Our census of Scott 203, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/ us/scott/203 , contains 20 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library. Of the 19 available to collectors, six have faults or have not been examined in recent years to determine soundness.

Census no. 203-UNC-03. Ex Hetherington, Anderson, Weisman and Floyd. With 1992 P.S.E. certificate. With 1953, 1998 and 2006 P.F. certificates (last graded VF 80)

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