Sale 1066 — The Wildhorse Collection of U.S. Revenues and Encased Postage

Sale Date — Monday, 24 March, 2014

Category — Private Die Proprietary

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
275
 
Sale 1066, Lot 275, Private Die ProprietaryFred Brown Co., 2c Black, Die I, Pink Paper (RS37c). Large margins to barely touched at edge of left ornament, rich color and proof-like impression on deep Pink paper, small thin spot near top, unusual bit of extra printer's ink below vignette

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT FRED BROWN & CO. ISSUE ON PINK PAPER.

Only 16 are recorded in the Aldrich book.

Ex Himpsl.

3,750
1,700