Lot 550
Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, grounded plane (C3 var.), deep rich colors, o.g., lightly hinged, about Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND POPULAR VARIETY WITH UNUSUALLY EXTREME SHIFTING.
Expertization: 1986 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. Certificates.
The grounded plane stamps come from portions of three sheets, the qualifying factor being that the wheels of the plane break through the top of "cents". In this stamp, the wheels well down into "cents".
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| Realized $3,750 |
