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 2c Carmine Vermilion, Special Printing (180).
Without gum as issued, vibrant color on crisp paper, centered to lower left but with perforations clear of the designFRESH AND FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 2-CENT CARMINE VERMILION CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONE
OF THE RAREST OF ALL BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTINGS. ONLY 23 ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. Our census of Scott 180, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/180/180.pdf , records 23 examples of this rare Special Printing, one of which is in The New York Public Library collection. Only a dozen are confirmed as sound. Census No.
180-UNC-15. With 1967 and 2001 P.F. certificates. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
77,500.00
SOLD for $47,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
