Sale 1247 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 14-15 December, 2021
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-177)
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2c Dark Brown, Special Printing (168). Without gum as issued, perfs scissors-separated as usual but intact on two sides, wide margins, small central thin spotVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 2-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 168 contains only 62 examples. Many have perfs scissors-trimmed on at least one side and many have perforations into the design. The example offered here is very presentable.
Census no. 168-UNC-19. Ex Wingate. With 1957 P.F. certificate
6,000
2,400