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3c Blue Green, Special Printing (194). Without gum as issued, intense shade and impression, three wide margins, centered to right as are several recorded examples VERY FINE. THE 3-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SOFT-PAPER SPECIAL PRINTING IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS — OUR CENSUS RECORDS ONLY FOURTEEN EXAMPLES. Our census of Scott 194, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/194/194.pdf , contains only fourteen examples. Its rarity matches or exceeds the most valuable Special Printings, such as Scott Nos. 180 (24 known), 203 (20 known), 204 (18 known), 205C (21 known) and 211D (25 known). In fact, it is the rarest of any Bank Note Special Printing among the Scott-listed “sets” (167-177 and 192-202). This is the first example of this rarity we have offered since 2009. Census No. 194-UNC-11. Ex Meilstrup, Zoellner, Lyons and Floyd. With 1948 and 1998 P.F. certificates. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 346 |
US$110,000.00 |
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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 price $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. Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 345, Lot 228 |
US$110,000.00 |
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3c Blue Green, Special Printing (194). Without gum as issued, intense shade and detailed impression, choice centering for this difficult issue VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A GORGEOUS SOUND AND WELL-CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. — ONLY FOURTEEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS, MAKING THIS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS. Our census of Scott 194 (available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/194/194.pdf ) contains only fourteen examples. Its rarity matches or exceeds the most valuable Special Printings, such as Scott Nos. 180 (24 known), 181 (10 known), 203 (20 known), 204 (18 known), 205C (21 known) and 211D (25 known). In fact, it is the rarest of any Bank Note Special Printing among the Scott-listed “sets” (167-177 and 192-202). Census No. 194-UNC-04. 1969 and 2002 P.F. certificates no longer accompany. Ex Drucker. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80, SMQ $255,000.00) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 973, Lot 141 |
US$140,000.00 |
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3c Blue Green, Special Printing (194). Without gum as issued, intense shade and sharp impression, centered to right as are several of the few recorded examples FINE. THE 3-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SOFT-PAPER SPECIAL PRINTING IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS — OUR CENSUS RECORDS ONLY FOURTEEN EXAMPLES, MAKING THIS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS. Our census of Scott 194 (available at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/census/194.pdf) contains only fourteen examples. Its rarity matches or exceeds the most valuable Special Printings, such as Scott Nos. 180 (24 known), 181 (10 known), 203 (20 known), 204 (18 known), 205C (21 known) and 211D (25 known). In fact, it is the rarest of any Bank Note Special Printing among the Scott-listed “sets” (167-177 and 192-202). As further evidence of its elusiveness, six years passed here at Siegel between the sale of the Scott 194 from the Drucker collection in 2002 and the Hoffman copy in 2008. Census No. 194-UNC-12. Ex West and Engel. With 1957 and 2008 P.F. certificates. Based on relative rarity, this stamp is significantly undervalued in Scott Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 818 |
US$140,000.00 |