Sale 1260 — 2022 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
Category — 1870-93 Bank Note Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
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15c Orange, Special Printing (199). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, small closed tear at topFINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 199 contains 39 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 38 available to collectors. Of these, only 12 are confirmed as sound, at least 11 have faults and 14 need to be reexamined according to current methods and standards.
Census no. 199-UNC-39. With 1994 P.F. certificate
29,000
8,500
