Lot 933
 
Envelope, 1853, 3¢ red, die 1 on horizontally laid paper (U1 var.), mint size 7 entire with watermark 1a and Nesbit seal, small mounting thin and tiny tone spot on flap, otherwise fresh and Very Fine. UPSS 2a-1a $4,000,
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT ENTIRE.
There are fewer than 50 recorded examples of the rare original watermark configuration on horizontally laid paper (only found on white paper), the two rows of letters have space between them. The common revised watermark configuration on diagonally laid paper has two rows of letters that touch each other.
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| Realized $1,600 |
