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EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FINEST-APPEARING COPIES OF THE RARE ONE-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our comprehensive census of Scott 192, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/192/192.pdf , contains a total of 26 copies. Of these, only thirteen are reported to be sound.

Census No. 192-UNC-10. Ex Lutwak, Zoellner and Floyd. With 1987 and 1998 P.F. certificates (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 193 contain 47 certified examples, of which almost half have faults (mostly thins, which are endemic to this soft porous paper). Of the sound examples, nearly all are centered to top or one side. The example offered here, with well-proportioned margins, is very desirable.

Unpublished Census No. 193-UNC-18. Ex Peyton (Isleham). With 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

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FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 26 ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS.

Our recently updated census records contain 26 certified examples of Scott 195, an oddly low number. Some of the stamps submitted as the Special Printing, but certified as the regular issue, Scott 186, could in fact be Special Printing stamps (the two are difficult to tell apart). We record another three stamps which we feel are possibly Scott 195, despite previous P.F. certification. A majority are sound or potentially sound, but many are off center to some degree.

Unpublished Census No. 195-UNC-25. With 1953 and 1982 P.F. certificates (Image)

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VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 7-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 196 contain approximately 80 certified examples. It is one of the most common soft-paper Special Printings because the 7c was no longer in production in 1880 and, probably to some degree, because it can be easily identified since there is no regular issue on soft paper.

Unpublished Census No. 196-UNC-73. Ex Lilly and Vineyard. With 1972, 1992 and 1997 P.F. certificates (first two are photocopies) (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FINEST-APPEARING OF THE 32 10-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING STAMPS RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 197 contain 32 certified examples. Of these, few are as well-centered with wide margins as the stamp offered here.

Unpublished Census No. 197-UNC-18. Ex Ballman. With 1991 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFULLY CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 12-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 198 contain 62 certified examples. Of these, fully one-third have small flaws (mostly thin spots due to the porous nature of the paper). Few are as well-centered as the example offered here.

Unpublished Census No. 198-UNC-16. Ex Lilly. With 1966 and 2005 P.F. certificates, only the latter mentioning the faint corner crease. (Image)

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VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 12-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 198 contain 62 certified examples. Of these, fully one-third have small flaws (mostly thin spots due to the porous nature of the paper).

Unpublished Census No. 198-UNC-61. With 1957 P.F. certificate (Image)

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FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recent review of the records of the Philatelic Foundation and our Levi records found only 37 certified examples of Scott 199. Of these, only eleven are confirmed as sound and many are -center. Perhaps four or five of these have decent centering. Ten have faults, and sixteen need to be reexamined for condition (many of which are off-center).

Unpublished Census No. 199-UNC-23. With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

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VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 24-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recent review of records at the Philatelic Foundation found 66 certified copies of Scott 200, 24 of which have faults (usually a thin spot). This P.S.E. certified stamp brings our census total to 67.

Unpublished Census No. 200-UNC-67. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 30-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recent review of records at the Philatelic Foundation found 44 examples certified as genuine, 16 of which have faults (usually a thin spot due to the porous nature of the paper). Only ten are confirmed as sound, and only seven of these have decent centering. Another 18 need to be reexamined for condition, but only a handful of these have nice centering.

Unpublished Census No. 201-UNC-29. 1994 P.F. certificate (as "genuine") no longer accompanies. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (F-VF 75; SMQ $23,000.00) (Image)

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FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.

Our recently updated census records for Scott 202 contain approximately 41 certified copies. The 90c 1880 Special Printing on soft paper is notorious for its condition. Thins or more serious faults affect about half of the known examples.

Census No. 201-UNC-14. With 1970 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

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