Sale 1288 — The Nelson Berman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 22 June, 2023
Category — 1880-83 American Bank Note Company Special Printings (Scott 192-211D)
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90c Dull Carmine, Special Printing (202). Without gum as issued, bright color, straight-edge at rightVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 202, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/202 , contains 42 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 41 available to collectors. The 90c 1880 Special Printing on soft paper is notorious for its condition. Thins or more serious faults affect about half of the known examples.
Census no. 202-UNC-40. Ex Zoellner. With 1972 and 1998 P.F. certificates.
30,000
9,000