1c Dark Ultramarine, Special Printing (192). Without gum as issued, brilliant color on bright paper

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 26 ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS, MAKING THIS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES STAMPS.

Our census of Scott 192, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/192, contains 28 examples, including one in the Philatelic Foundation's Luff reference collection and one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 26 available to collectors. Approximately half are sound, and many are off-center.

Census no. 192-UNC-06. Ex Claflin. With 1957, 2006 and 2015 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80).

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2c Black Brown, Special Printing (193). Without gum as issued, deep rich color and detailed impression on bright paper, far better centering than normally encountered on this issue

VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE SPECIAL PRINTING. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE 51 AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.

Our census of Scott 193, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/193, contains 53 examples, including one in the Philatelic Foundation's Luff reference collection and one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 51 available to collectors. Almost half have faults (mostly thins, which are endemic to this soft porous paper). Of the sound examples, nearly all are centered to top or one side.

Census no. 193-UNC-33. With 2014 P.F. certificate (VF 80).

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12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (198). Without gum as issued, deep rich color and detailed impression, unusually wide margins

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL WIDE-MARGINED SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING, SCOTT 198.

Our census of Scott 198 at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/198 contains 66 examples, including one in the Philatelic Foundation's Luff reference collection and one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 64 available to collectors. Of these, more than one-third have flaws. Many have poor centering as well. Only 23 are confirmed as sound, and perhaps 12-15 have decent centering.

Census no. 198-UNC-56. Ex Grunin. With 1975, 1989 and 2010 P.F. certificates.

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30c Greenish Black, Special Printing (201). Without gum as issued, bright shade and detailed impression, well-centered

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 30-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING, SCOTT 201. SURELY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

Our census of Scott 201, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/201, contains only 46 examples, including one in the Philatelic Foundation's Luff reference collection and one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 44 available to collectors. Only 16 are confirmed as sound and not all are well-centered. Another ten need to be reexamined for condition, but only a handful of these have better than Fine centering.

With 1948, 2001 and 2005 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85). Only one grades higher. SCV $20,000.

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90c Dull Carmine, Special Printing (202). Without gum as issued, bright color, three extra wide margins

VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 90-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 41 EXAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.

Our census of Scott 202, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/202, contains 43 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library and one in the Luff reference collection at The Philatelic Foundation, leaving 41 available to collectors. Most of the sound examples are centered to the right.

Census no. 202-UNC-06. Ex Colonel Green. With 1948, 1969, 1989 and 2004 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates. 

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