Sale 1249 — The Hope Collection of U.S. Newspapers & Periodicals Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Special Printing (Scott PR33-PR50)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
72
$3.00 Vermilion, 1875 Special Printing (PR49). Without gum as issued, vivid color, attractive margins and centering, completely soundVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $3.00 1875 CONTINENTAL NEWSPAPER SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 20 WERE SOLD, AND ONLY SIX ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS.
According to sale records of the 1875 Newspaper Special Printings, 20 of the $3.00 were sold and delivered. On July 16, 1884, the Special Printings were withdrawn from sale, and the remaining supply was destroyed.
Our census of PR49, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/PR49 , contains six examples, all with similar centering, which one would expect since they probably came from one sheet. Three are certified with a fault.
Census no. PR49-UNC-02. Ex Engel, McNall, Weisman and Ballman. With 1992 P.S.E. certificate. With 1960, 1992, 2002 and 2011 P.F. certificates.
45,000
32,500