Sale 1289 — 2023 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
Category — 1870-88 Bank Note Issues, including Special Printings
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7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, bright color, scissors-separated as usual but leaving full perforations on three sidesFRESH AND VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 7-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY 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-02. With 1950, 2002 and 2015 P.F. certificates.
4,250
1,900