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Lot 577

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U.S.; General Issues, 1875 Special Printing 6¢ Dull Rose, #170, ungummed, "vertical preprint paper fold at bottom and slightly faded color, typical clipped perfs on two sides". Not seen on the market for decades. 1996 P.S.E. cert.
Scott $21,000. Census records for #170 contains 35 certified examples, of these, approximately half have full perforations on all sides, very rare .
Estimate $5,000-7,000.

 
Realized $9,200



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