Sale 1235 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 19-20 May, 2021

Category — 1880-83 American Bank Note Company Special Printing (Scott 193-211D)

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Sale 1235, Lot 1154, 1880-83 American Bank Note Company Special Printing (Scott 193-211D)2c Black Brown, Special Printing (193). Without gum as issued, deep rich color and detailed impression

VERY FINE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our census of Scott 193 contains 51 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 50 available to collectors. Almost half have faults (mostly thins, which are endemic to this soft porous paper). Of the sound examples, nearly all are centered to top or one side.

Census no. 193-UNC-47. With 1940 American Board of Experts certificate signed by Klemann and Bartels. With 1983, 1990 and 2004 P.F. certificates

16,000
25,000