Lot 294
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1875 Special Printing, 30¢ greenish black (176), fresh and nearly perfectly centered, scissor separated as almost always, with intact perfs on three sides, without gum as issued, Very Fine.
Scott $16,000
AMONG THE BETTER CENTERED AND MOST DESIRABLE EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE SPECIAL PRINTING.
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Isleham
Fewer than 10% of the 50-60 or so copies extant have intact perforations on four sides.
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