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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2c Carmine Vermilion, Special Printing (180). Without gum as issued, vivid color, short perf at left and tiny corner perf crease at top rightVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT CARMINE VERMILION 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING. ONE OF THE RAREST SPECIAL PRINTINGS WITH ONLY 24 EXAMPLES RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census of Scott 180, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/180 , contains 24 examples of this rare Special Printing, one of which is in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library. Approximately half are confirmed as sound, but most are not well-centered.
Census no. 180-UNC-11. Ex Hall. With 1981 P.F. certificate. A 1991 P.F. certificate (no. 247316, no longer accompanies) stated "Genuine with light perf staining top right", but we do not see any evidence of staining.
70,000
20,000