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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15c Bright Orange, Special Printing (174). Without gum as issued, radiant color on unmistakable Special Printing paper, full perforations all around without the usual scissors-separation and with Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR JUMBO-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. A REMARKABLE STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT.
Our recently updated census records for Scott 174 contain 39 certified examples. Of these, an overwhelming majority have the perforations scissors-separated on at least one side. Only five or six have intact perforations, and of those perhaps half are faulty.
Unpublished Census No. 174-UNC-39. Ex Chapin (acquired privately). With 1938 A.P.S. and 2003 P.F. certificates
23,000
29,000