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Sale 336
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
| 1875 "Hard Paper" Special Printings |
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Lot 1204 |
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1875 Special Printing, 2¢ dark brown (168), rich color, without gum as issued, perfs at left and bottom scissor separated; fresh and Fine.
Scott $10,000
Expertization: 1988 PF Certificate.
It is estimated no more than 75 examples of the 2¢ 1875 Continental Special Printing have survived.
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Lot 1205 |
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1875 Special Printing, 24¢ dull purple (175), nicely centered with lovely color and full, intact perforations (scissor separated at left and bottom), without gum as issued, exceptionally fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $5,500
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 24¢ CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING.
Expertization: 2002 PF Certificate.
Fewer than 90 examples of the 24¢ hard paper special printing are thought to exist.
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Lot 1206 |
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1875 Special Printing, 24¢ dull purple (175), fresh and exceptionally well centered for the issue with lovely pastel color, without gum as issued, F.-V.F.
Scott $5,500
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE 1873 CONTINENTAL 24¢ SPECIAL PRINTING.
Expertization: 2001 PF Certificate.
Fewer than 90 examples of the 24¢ hard paper special printing are thought to exist.
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Lot 1207 |
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1875 Special Printing, 30¢ greenish black (176), fresh and nearly perfectly centered with intact, though scissor-cut perfs on three sides, without gum as issued, Very Fine, one of the better centered and most desirable of the approximately 40 examples believed to exist.
Scott $19,000
Expertization: 1990 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Isleham
Fewer than 10% of the 50-60 or so copies extant have intact perforations on four sides.
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Lot 1208 |
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1875 Special Printing, 2¢ carmine vermilion (180), brilliant color and full, intact perforations, without gum as issued, wonderfully fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $85,000
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE CONTINENTAL 2¢ CARMINE VERMILION SPECIAL PRINTING, AMONG THE FINER OF THE LESS THAN 25 RECORDED.
Expertization: signed Colson's "W.H.C.", 1997 PSE and 1975, 2001 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Lyons, McCarthy
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