Sale 1244 — The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 9-10 November, 2021
Category — 1880-83 American Bank Note Co. Soft Paper Special Printing (Scott 192-205C, 211D)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
282
6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (195). Without gum as issued, fresh color, choice centering for this difficult issueVERY FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING, WITH BETTER CENTERING THAN MOST. ONLY 27 ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census of Scott 195 contains 27 examples, an oddly low number. Some of the stamps submitted as the Special Printing, but certified as the regular issue, Scott 186, could in fact be Special Printing stamps (the two are difficult to tell apart). We record another three stamps which we feel are possibly Scott 195, despite previous P.F. certification. Although most examples of this rarity are sound (or potentially sound), many are off center.
Census no. 195-UNC-21. With 1971 A.P.S. and 1972 and 2012 P.F. certificates
67,500
52,500