Lot 291
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1875 Special Printing, 12¢ dark violet (173), unusually well centered, stunning deep color and with fully intact perforations, without any bluntness from scissor separation, without gum as issued, a Very Fine gem.
Scott $7,500
AN ESPECIALLY CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE SPECIAL PRINTING OF WHICH LESS THAN 75 ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST, THIS BEING ONE OF THE VERY FEW THAT SHOW NO PERFORATIONS HAVING BEEN TRIMMED OR EVEN BLUNTED BY THE SCISSOR SEPARATION, AS IS THE CASE WITH A VAST MAJORITY OF THESE HARD PAPER SPECIAL PRINTINGS.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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