10c Pale Brown, Special Printing (172). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, scissors-separated as usual with full perforations on three sides, well-balanced margins

VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our census of Scott 172 contains 39 examples. Most are scissors-separated into the perforations on at least one side. Of the eleven copies with full perforations, most have either pulled perforations or are not centered, limiting their desirability. The example offered here, with wide margins, has better centering than most.

Census no. 172-UNC-37. With 2009 P.F. certificate

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