5c Bright Blue, Special Printing (181). Without gum as issued, deep rich color on fresh bright paper, scissors-separated but full and intact perfs almost all around

VERY FINE. A FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING. THIS IS THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS AND ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL UNITED STATES STAMPS. ONLY TEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS, INCLUDING ONE IN THE MILLER COLLECTION AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Our census of Scott 181, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/181 , contains only ten examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library (number 10), leaving nine available to collectors. One (number 8) was certified in 1952 and needs to be reexamined for condition and identification. Another (number 6) has a confirmed fault. We have offered only five unduplicated examples since 1994.

Census no.181-UNC-01. Ex Grunin, Lutwak and Zoellner. With 1955 and 1979 P.F. certificates.

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