Sale 342


 
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

 
Realized $3,750



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