Lot 228
1880 Special Printing, 3¢ blue green (194), fresh and well centered with intense color and impression; without gum as issued, Very Fine and choice.
Scott $125,000
A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE 3¢ AMERICAN SPECIAL PRINTING. WITH ONLY 14 CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION, NINE OF WHICH ARE POORLY CENTERED AND/OR WITH FAULTS, THIS IS CLEARLY ONE OF FINEST EXAMPLES EXTANT.
Expertization: 1948, 1967, 1992 & 2004 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Lilly, Kantor, Lessin, Hinrichs, Whitman
The 3¢ Special Printing by the American Bank Note Co. is one of the rarest of all U.S. stamps. Among the special printings, only the Continental Bank Note Co.'s 5¢ Taylor, with ten known examples, is more rare.
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