4c Brown on White Entire, Die 103 (U373; UPSS1353). Size 25, knife 124, watermark 13, unused, neat printed corner card, some very negligible faint soiling

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 1899 4-CENT BROWN DIE 103 ON WHITE ENTIRE. POSSIBLY ONLY TWO ENTIRES IN THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN. THIS WAS LISTED AT A HIGHER VALUE THAN THE SIZE 10 ENVELOPE IN AN OLDER STATIONERY CATALOG.

A page from a 1971 auction catalog accompanies stating that there were three of these entires found but one was cut down (cut square?). Ex Barkhausen. UPSS value $17,500.00

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Penny Express Co., 5c Red (114L3). Complete sheet of 32, unused (without gum as issued), radiant color, couple light creases, Very Fine appearance

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Wells, Fargo & Co. Pony Express, $2.00 Red (143L1). Margins just clear, bright color, trace of blue San Francisco Running Pony oval datestamp, light creases and tiny thin spot, Fine appearance, with 2010 P.F. certificate

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Wells, Fargo & Co. Pony Express, $2.00 Green (143L4). Large margins to just in incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, rich color, blue San Francisco Running Pony oval datestamp

FINE. FEWER THAN TEN USED EXAMPLES OF THE $2.00 HORSE & RIDER SECOND ISSUE ARE REPORTED.

The $2.00 Green Second Issue is extremely scarce in used condition. Only two covers are recorded, and we have seen approximately eight genuinely cancelled stamps off cover.

With 2011 P.F. certificate

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Western Union Telegraph Co., 1940 1c-25c Imperforates (16T99a-16T103a). Complete set of imperforate panes of ten each except 2c two strips of five originally forming a pane, Mint N.H., large margins, rich color, Very Fine, these were intended to be perforated and used as booklet panes of five

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