Sale 1277 — The Adventurer Collection of United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 March, 2023

Category — 1880 American Bank Note Company Special Printing (Scott 193-211D)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2155
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Sale 1277, Lot 2155, 1880 American Bank Note Company Special Printing (Scott 193-211D)15c Orange, Special Printing (199). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, fine impression

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our census of Scott 199, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/199 , contains 40 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 39 available to collectors. Of these, only 15 are confirmed as sound, 7 have faults and 17 need to be reexamined according to current methods and standards.

Census no. 199-UNC-04. Ex Petersen. With 1952 and 2001 P.F. certificates

30,000
17,000