Sale 1289 — 2023 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2023

Category — 1870-88 Bank Note Issues, including Special Printings

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
630
og
Sale 1289, Lot 630, 1870-88 Bank Note Issues, including Special Printings90c Dull Carmine, Special Printing (202). Without gum as issued, bright color

FINE AND RARE. ONLY 41 EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.

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. Most of the sound examples are centered to the right.

Census no. 202-UNC-28. Ex Hoffman and Przybyl. With 1955, 1992 and 2006 P.F. certificates

30,000
14,000