Sale 1249 — The Hope Collection of U.S. Newspapers & Periodicals Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott PR10-PR32)
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$48.00 Red Brown, 1875 Issue (PR31). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color and detailed impression, choice centering with unusually wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB SOUND AND WIDE-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $48.00 1875 NEWSPAPER ISSUE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE STAMP IN SUCH CHOICE QUALITY.
The high-value 1875 Issue stamps are among the most difficult of all Newspapers & Periodicals to obtain in sound original-gum condition with any degree of choice centering. This example of the $48.00 is particularly striking with wider margins than any others we have offered.
With 2000 P.S.E. and 2001 P.F. certificates
7,000
8,000