Sale 1244 — The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 9-10 November, 2021
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-177, 180)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
260
6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (170). Without gum as issued, rich color on crisp paper, intact perforations on all sides, small tear at upper right, few small toned spots on a few perfs at right, small blue ink mark at top leftVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 6-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 170 contains 36 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 35 available to collectors. Approximately half have scissors-trimmed perfs on at least one side. Most others are either off-center or have small faults.
Census no. 170-UNC-09. Ex Wingate. With 1952 P.F. certificate
18,000
6,000