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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Photo/Description
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Realized
112
7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, bright color, scissors-separated as usual but showing part of perfs all around and full perfs at top and leftFRESH AND VERY FINE. OUR CENSUS CONTAINS ONLY 75 EXAMPLES OF THIS SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 171, at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/171 , contains 75 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 74 available to collectors. Most stamps were scissors-separated, affecting the perforations on at least one side.
Census no. 171-UNC-08. Ex Lutwak and Zoellner. With 1971 A.P.S. and 1976 P.F. certificates
4,250
1,900