Lot 2065
Envelope, 1881, 3¢ green, die 3 (U168), mint entire, size 10, knife 54, watermark 5, printed Best & Wilder of Colorado return address, small abrasions and hinge remnants on reverse, fresh Very Fine. UPSS 449 $3,500. Scott $5,000
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED MINT EXAMPLES OF THE 3¢ "EGG HEAD" DIE ON WHITE ENTIRE, ALL OF WHICH HAVE SMALL FAULTS.
Provenance: Wunsch (backstamp), Floyd
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Realized $3,750 |