Sale 1187 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 July, 2018
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Hard Paper Special Printing (Scott 167-177)
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7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Without gum as issued, bright color, scissors-separated as usual but leaving intact perforations on three sidesFRESH AND VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 7-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 171 contains 71 certified examples plus one uncertified copy. Most stamps were scissors-separated, affecting the perforations on at least one side.
Census No. 171-UNC-02. With 1950, 2002 and 2015 P.F. certificates
4,000
2,500