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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7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, scissors-separated leaving full and intact perfs on three sides, brilliant color, wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 7-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 171 contains 76 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 75 available to collectors. Most stamps were scissors-separated, affecting the perforations on at least one side.
Census no. 171-UNC-15. Ex Chapin. With 1957, 2003 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates
4,000
3,500