Lot
2187 (
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1875, 1¢ ultramarine, C.B.N.C. "Hard Paper" Special Printing, without gum as issued, usual scissor separations with intact perfs on two sides, rich brilliant color on bright paper, Very Fine; with 2021 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 167 $14,000.
AN ATTRACTIVE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 1¢ CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING ISSUE.
The Siegel census records only 49 examples with fewer than ten having perforation on all four sides.
Realized: $5,500