Lot 74
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1861, 3¢ scarlet, trial color proof on stamp paper, perf'd (74TC), vibrant color, cancelled by four pen strokes, bright and fresh. O.g. Very Fine.
Scott $5,000
A REMARKABLY CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 3¢ SCARLET TRIAL COLOR PRINTING FROM THE ROTHFUCHS SUPPLY.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Jerome S. Wagshal documented in a series of Chronicle articles that Carl F. Rothfuchs, a Washington D.C. stamp dealer, obtained a supply of the 3c Scarlet in 1893. He sold them with pen marks and original gum.
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