Price of US Stamp Scott 195: 1880 6c Abraham Lincoln Bank Note Special Printing. Page 1

6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (195). Without gum as issued, radiant color and paper, choice centering and with long and full perforations all around, tiny natural inclusion speck EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING QUALITY EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 26 ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS. Our census of Scott 195 contains 26 certified examples, an oddly low number. Some of the stamps submitted as the Special Printing, but certified as the regular issue, Scott 186, could in fact be Special Printing stamps (the two are difficult to tell apart). We record another three stamps which we feel are possibly Scott 195, despite previous P.F. certification. Although most examples of this rarity are sound (or potentially sound), many are off center. The example offered here has exceptionally choice centering. Census No. 195-UNC-08. Ex Stephen Brown. “W.H.C.” backstamp (Warren H. Colson). With 1992 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 347

6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (195). Without gum as issued, fresh color, natural straight edge at right FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 26 ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS. Our recently updated census records contain 26 certified examples of Scott 195, an oddly low number. Some of the stamps submitted as the Special Printing, but certified as the regular issue, Scott 186, could in fact be Special Printing stamps (the two are difficult to tell apart). We record another three stamps which we feel are possibly Scott 195, despite previous P.F. certification. A majority are sound or potentially sound, but many are off center to some degree. Unpublished Census No. 195-UNC-25. With 1953 and 1982 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1057, Lot 779

6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (195). Without gum as issued, brilliant color and paper, choice centering and with long and full perforations all around VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 26 ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS. Our recently updated census records contain 26 certified examples of Scott 195, an oddly low number. Some of the stamps submitted as the Special Printing, but certified as the regular issue, Scott 186, could in fact be Special Printing stamps (the two are difficult to tell apart). We record another three stamps which we feel are possibly Scott 195, despite previous P.F. certification. A majority are sound or potentially sound, but many are off center to some degree. The example offered here has better centering than most. Ex Engel. With 1991 P.S.E. and 1959, 1989 and 2004 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1036, Lot 128

1880 Special Printing, 6¢ dull rose (195), wonderfully fresh and quite well centered with rich color and a strong impression; without gum as issued, Very Fine and choice. Scott value $90,000 ONE OF THE THREE OF FOUR FINEST OF THE FEWER THAN 30 RECORDED EXAMPLES IN TERMS OF CENTERING AND OVERALL QUALITY—AN OUTSTANDING GEM FROM THE BILL AINSWORTH COLLECTION. Expertization: H.F. Colman handstamp, 1971 APS and 1972 & 2012 PF Certificates. Provenance: Ainsworth.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 345, Lot 229

6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (195). Without gum as issued, fresh and bright color, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. FEWER THAN 30 ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST, AND THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST CONTAINED IN OUR RECORDS. Our recently updated census records contain 26 certified examples of Scott 195, an oddly low number. Some of the stamps submitted as the Special Printing, but certified as the regular issue, Scott 186, could in fact be Special Printing stamps (the two are difficult to tell apart). We record another three stamps which we feel are possibly Scott 195, despite previous P.F. certification. Unpublished Census No. 195-CAN-12. Ex T. Charlton Henry, Klein and Drucker. 1975, 1988 and 2002 P.F. certificates no longer accompany. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ value $170,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and the only example to achieve this grade,

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 973, Lot 142

6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (195). Without gum as issued, fresh and bright color VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. FEWER THAN 30 ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST. Our recently updated census records contain 26 certified examples of Scott 195, an oddly low number. Some of the stamps submitted as the Special Printing, but certified as the regular issue, Scott 186, could in fact be Special Printing stamps (the two are difficult to tell apart). We record another three stamps which we feel are possibly Scott 195, despite previous P.F. certification. Unpublished Census No. 195-CAN-22. Ex Chapin. With 1973 and 2003 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80, SMQ price $100,000.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 972, Lot 3194

6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (195). Without gum as issued, fresh and bright color, tiny natural coal speck inclusion VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. FEWER THAN 30 ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST. Our recently updated census records contain 26 certified examples of Scott 195, an oddly low number. Some of the stamps submitted as the Special Printing, but certified as the regular issue, Scott 186, could in fact be Special Printing stamps (the two are difficult to tell apart). We record another three stamps which we feel are possibly Scott 195, despite previous P.F. certification. Unpublished Census No. 195-UNC-14. With 2008 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 819