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1875, 3¢ blue green, C.B.N.C. "Hard Paper" Special Printing, without gum as issued, wide margins with perfs clear of design at right, usual scissor separations with intact perfs at right and top, stunningly rich intense color and remarkable freshness, Very Fine, the rarest of the Continental Special Printing issues; with 1983 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 169 $21,500.
A STRIKING SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 3¢ CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING ISSUE.
Realized: $9,500