Sale 1288 — The Nelson Berman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 22 June, 2023
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-181)
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1c Ultramarine, Special Printing (167). Without gum as issued, scissors-separated as usual but with wide margins, rich color on bright paperVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE ONE-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 167, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/167 , contains 48 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 47 available to collectors. Of these, fewer than ten have perforations all around.
Census no. 167-UNC-42. Small backstamp. With 1999 P.F. certificate.
14,000
7,500