Lot 2176
Postal Card, 1897, 1¢ black on buff, double impression, one inverted (UX14a), mint card, two very strong impressions. Very Fine and rare. UPSS S17b.
Scott $4,500
ONLY FOUR MINT EXAMPLES ARE REPORTED WITH THIS ONE BEING, ARGUABLY, THE FINEST OF THE FOUR. IN FACT, THE SCOTT CATALOGUE VALUE IS BASED ON THE JACK BEACHBOARD CARD (SOLD BY MATTHEW BENNETT IN 2001) WHICH HAD MULTIPLE CREASES.
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| Realized $9,500 |
