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
2140
7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, intact perforations on all sides, choice centering with balanced margins, brilliant color on bright paperVERY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 7-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 171, at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/171 , contains 75 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 74 available to collectors. Most stamps were scissors-separated, affecting the perforations on at least one side.
Census no. 171-UNC-76. With 2007 P.S.E. (ungraded) and 2021 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
4,250
4,500