Lot 2584
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1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (315), horizontal pair with large margins all around. Tied to piece by three strikes of a magenta SHASTA SPRINGS, CAL./ M.O.B. double circle dated Sept. 15, 1908, the earliest documented use of #315, negligible toning around edges of pair (certificate overstates as "staining"). Still Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,500 ++
Expertization: 1973 P.F. Certificate.
Not only is this the earliest documented usage, but it is also one of just a few used examples of this stamp to be unquestionably used contemporaneously.
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