Sale 1092 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 19-20 February, 2015
Category — 1916-20 Issues (Scott 462-550)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1352
3c Dark Violet, Ty. II, Perf 10 at Bottom (502e). Rich color, clear "Holyoke Mass" precancel, well-centered for this, small thinVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1917 3-CENT PERF 10 AT BOTTOM. ONE OF ONLY SEVEN PRECANCELLED EXAMPLES WE RECORD IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census of Scott 502e (available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/502e/502e.pdf) contains eight examples (not including this example), two of which are part of a block of three stamps (ex Zoellner and Natalee Grace). Only one other example in our census has the Holyoke precancel.
With 2001 A.P.S. certificate
30,000
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