Lot
492 
1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, silk fiber paper, o.g., lightly hinged, beautifully centered with immense margins, rich color, sharp proof-like impression on bright fresh paper, P.S.E. cert. mentions, "perf repairs at top and reperforated at bottom", none of which is mentioned on the P.F. certs, nor was it mentioned in the Siegel sale of the David Wingate Collection, Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Wingate; with 1984, 1997 P.F. & 2024 P.S.E. certificates.Scott No. 161 var. $1,400.
A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 1873 10¢ CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE ISSUE.
The distinctiveness of this variety lies in the minuscule dark silk fibers dispersed throughout the paper, discernible only under close scrutiny. It is a characteristic shared with various other Continental printings, including the 1875 Issue, but notably absent in the National and American printings.
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Realized: $550