Sale 1135 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 2: U.S. Officials
Sale Date — Thursday, 15 September, 2016
Category — Official Special Printings - State Department
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
673
S
12c State, "Sepcimen" Error (O63Sa). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, choice centering, small thins at topVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 12-CENT STATE DEPARTMENT WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" ERROR. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.
Only 280 copies of the 12c State Special Printing were sold, but it is not known how the stamps were taken from the sheets or if full sheets were exhausted before breaking a subsequent sheet. If full sheets were used, then only three can possibly exist. Only two were recorded by Markovits (2004 Bennett sale). Both are ex Lewenthal; the other is also ex Combs.
Ex Lewenthal, Sheriff and Markovits. Illustrated in Combs book on page 42. With 2004 P.F. certificate.
17,500
17,000