24c Dull Purple, Special Printing (175). Deep rich color on bright paper, bold strike of registry oval cancel, small faults not mentioned on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. LESS THAN FIVE USED EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN.

There are no known used examples of the soft paper American Bank Note Co. Special Printing. For the hard paper Continental Bank Note Co. Special Printing, the 3c and 24c are known used. The most spectacular example is a cover bearing Scott No. 169, cancelled at the Centennial Exposition. Our records contain only three used examples of the 24c: 1) the example offered here, last offered at auction in our 1967 Rarities sale; 2) an example offered in our 1992 Rarities sale, with few horizontal creases; and 3) an example with a small thin spot and tear, offered in our Sale 930.

With 1966 P.F. certificate. Offered to the market for the first time since our 1967 Rarities Sale.

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