Sale 1135 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 2: U.S. Officials
Sale Date — Thursday, 15 September, 2016
Category — Official Special Printings - Navy Department
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Photo/Description
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635
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1c Navy, "Sepcimen" Error (O35Sa). Without gum as issued, rich color and detailed impression, beautiful centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT NAVY DEPARTMENT WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" SPELLING ERROR.
10,000 examples of the 1c Navy Special Printing were sold. This means at most that 100 examples of the "Sepcimen" error can exist. Power Search located fewer than a dozen, and this is the finest we have encountered.
2,750
3,250