Sale 1079 — The George A. Schwenk Collection of Newspapers & Periodicals

Sale Date — Thursday, 18 September, 2014

Category — Specimen Overprints

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2039
S
Sale 1079, Lot 2039, Specimen Overprints2c-$60.00 1875 Issue, Plate Proofs on Card, Blue Handstamped Specimen Ovpt. (PR9P4S-PR21P4S, PR23P4S-PR26P4S, PR28P4S-PR32P4S). Large margins to just touched on two, bright colors, each with blue 10.5mm "Specimen" ovpt. (Plett Type 3), applied reading up on most values, Very Fine, extremely rare, this overprint type is unlisted in Scott, it is believed to be the only recorded set of the handstamped Type 3 overprints (see articles by Michael J. Plett, Chronicle 224, August 2010, and Chronicle 234, May 2012)

E. 1,500-2,000
1,400