Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — War Department Issues (Specimens and SEPCIMEN Errors)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5551
S
10c War, "Sepcimen" Error (O88Sa). Without gum as issued, attractive soft color, wide margins at top and sides, close to barely touching at bottom, slightly shorter perf at leftFINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUE WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" OVERPRINT ERROR. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE WE FOUND IN A REVIEW OF AUCTION CATALOGS AND POWER SEARCH.
From the "Framingham Find". With 2010 P.F. certificate
13,500
21,000