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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3c Blue Green, Special Printing (169). Without gum as issued, perfs scissors-separated as usual but full and intact on three sides, deep rich colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 169, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/169 , contains 37 examples, including one on cover and one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 35 unused stamps available to collectors. Of these, only three have perforations all around and are confirmed as sound. The example offered here, with intact perforations on three sides, should be considered desirable.
Census no. 169-UNC-31. With 1988 P.F. certificate.
21,500
9,000