Lot 994
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U.S.; Revenues, Proprietary, 1873, $5 Green & Black, Violet Paper, #RB10a, 1878 ms. cancel, "tiny tear at left…tiny scuff in the lower right", fresh for this. Examples of the $5.00 Proprietary Issue almost invariably have faults, due to the stamp's large size and the nature of its use. 2017 P.S.E. cert.
Scott $11,000. Kingsley book contains a table showing 2,109 ordered and records only 119 copies extant, only 74 were sold on Violet paper, not seen on the market in many years .
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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