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)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2155
15c Orange, Special Printing (199). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, fine impressionVERY 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
