Lot 2447
1880 Special Printing, 90¢ dull carmine (202), well centered within extra wide margins, luxuriant color. Without gum as issued. Tiny thin spot, as so often seen with this very soft paper, and small painted over area in the "9" of "90" [the last per P.F.]. Choice Very Fine appearance. Only about 40 examples are believed to exist.
Scott $32,500
Expertization: 1987 and 2004 P.F. Certificates, the former mentioning only the thin spot.
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