Sale 968A — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 14-15 April, 2009
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Special Printing (Scott 168-180)
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3c Blue Green, Special Printing (169). Without gum as issued, full perforations without the usual scissors-separation, selvage at bottom with small part of imprint, rich colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. FROM THE EARL OF CRAWFORD STRIP. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES IN EXISTENCE.
Our recently updated records for Scott 169 contain 35 examples that have been certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation (including one on cover). This stamp comes from the Earl of Crawford bottom selvage strip of four with plate number and imprint. This strip was spared the usual fate of scissors-separation.
Unpublished Census No. 169-UNC-05. Ex Earl of Crawford and Ackerman. With 1992 and 2002 P.F. certificates.
25,000
26,000