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United States Stamps continued...

1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Special Printing (Scott 167-180) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
791 og 2c Carmine Vermilion, Special Printing (180).> Without gum as issued, intense color and proof-like impression, <intact perforations all around without any scissors-separation,> beautifully centered with extra
wide margins on three sides<><>^AN EXTR2c Carmine Vermilion, Special Printing (180). Without gum as issued, intense color and proof-like impression, intact perforations all around without any scissors-separation, beautifully centered with extra wide margins on three sides

AN EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 2-CENT CARMINE VERMILION CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTINGS. ONLY 24 EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. THIS STAMP RANKS AMONG THE TOP SIX IN TERMS OF CONDITION.

Our census of Scott 180 (available at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/census/180.pdf) records 24 examples of this rare Special Printing, one of which is in The New York Public Library collection. Comparing this stamp to the others, we would rank it among the top six best-centered copies.

Census No. 180-UNC-06. Ex Lessin. With 1991, 2002 and 2008 P.F. certificates (Image)

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80,000.00

SOLD for $75,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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