Lot 94
New Britain, 1914-15, 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff, variety surcharge on sheet margin (SG 23 var./ Gibbs 23c), Setting V, positions 8-10, horizontal pair from the lower right corner of the sheet with position 10 in right margin, o.g., diagonal crease in selvedge at right as well as some reinforced splitting in sheet margins. F.-V.F. Exceedingly rare and striking, Illustrated in Gibbs, page 85. Michel 8II var. Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs
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Realized $1,000 |