Lot 785
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U.S.; Officials, State Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ Bluish Green, Overprinted "Sepcimen" (Error), In Block of 4, #O58SDa, ungummed, lower left copy, Very Fine. Estimated perhaps 7-10 exist, which probably does not include two copies in the Miller collection.
Scott $9,750. Any "Specimen" blocks are rare incl. recorded pair with the error. This is a extremely rare positional piece and probably the most important item to obtain for the advance collector, previously unrecorded .
Estimate $6,000-8,000.
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