Sale 1277 — The Adventurer Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 March, 2023
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-175)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2138
2c Dark Brown, Special Printing (168). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, full perforations all around VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 2-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING WITH PERFORATIONS ALL AROUND.
Our census of Scott 168, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/168 , contains 60 examples. Many have perfs scissors-trimmed on at least one side and many have perforations into the design. The example offered here, without obvious scissors cutting, is a condition rarity.
Census no. 168-UNC-03. Ex "Great Point". With 1985 and 2005 P.F. certificates.
6,000
4,250