Sale 956 — The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 8-9 May, 2008
Category — 1880-83 American Bank Note Co. Special Printing
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
187
1c Dark Ultramarine, Special Printing (192). Without gum as issued, deep rich color on bright paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our recently completed census of Scott 192, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/census/192/192.htm, records a total of 25 copies of Scott 192. Of these, fourteen are reported to be sound. The example offered here, centered to bottom but with perfs clear and in completely sound condition, is a very desirable example of this issue.
Census No. 192-UNC-11. Ex Vineyard. With 1971 and 2001 P.F. certificates
50,000
67,500
