Lot 190
1903, 2¢ carmine, type I, rouletted between (319r), vertical pair. Wonderfully fresh with brilliant color. O.g. Very Fine and rare.
Scott $3,250
QUITE POSSIBLY THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS ELUSIVE AND UNUSUAL PERFORATION VARIETY.
Expertization: with 1974 P.F. certificate.
A few sheets with missing perforations were rouletted by order of the San Francisco postmaster and sold over the counter during the normal course of business. Very few survived.
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