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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2c Dark Brown, Special Printing (168). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, perfs scissors-separated as usual but virtually intact on three sidesA FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 2-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 168, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/168 , contains 62 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 61 available to collectors. Many have perfs scissors-trimmed on at least one side and many have perforations into the design.
Census no. 168-UNC-62. Ex William L. Lewis. With 1976 A.P.S. and 2005 P.F. certificates.
6,000
3,250