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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286
15c Orange, Special Printing (199). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, single pulled perf at lower leftVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 37 ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.
Our census of Scott 199 contains 38 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 37 available to collectors. Of these, only 12 are confirmed as sound, at least 11 have faults and 14 need to be reexamined according to current methods and standards.
Census no. 199-UNC-21. With 2004 P.F. certificate
29,000
10,500