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
2042
S
2c-24c 1879 Issue, Purple Handstamped Specimen Ovpt. (PR57S-PR64S). Nine, incl. the unissued 9c, each with large purple "SPECIMEN" overprint, several with manuscript "X", some faults, appear Fine, very unusual, this overprint is unlisted in Scott
E. 1,000-1,500
1,100