Lot 3025
S
Executive Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ carmine, overprinted "Specimen", foreign entry of 6¢ Agriculture (O11S var.), position 40, well centered without gum as issued small stain spot removed, virtually unnoticeable otherwise Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
Plate preparation for the Officials was a "rush job", with many siderographers rapidly working at the same time. That said, it is perhaps surprising that mistakes such as the one seen here are actually quite rare.
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| Realized $1,300 |
