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1880, 30¢ greenish black, A.B.N.C. "Soft Paper" Special Printing, stitch watermark at right, rich color on crisp paper, wide margins, without gum as issued, Extremely Fine, ex-Frank B. Allen; with 1950 and 2005 P.F. certificates. Scott Nos. 201 $22,500.
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 30¢ AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. THIS STAMP RANKS AMONG THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
The Philatelic Foundation records approximately 45 certified copies of Scott 201. Sound and centered examples are extremely rare -- 15 have faults and of the sound copies very few compare favorably to the example offered here.