3c Blue on Blue Post Office Dept., Die PD5, Cut Square (UO11; UPSS PD50). Unused, 40 x 44mm, deep rich color

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT BLUE ON BLUE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE CUT SQUARE WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.

The 2012 UPSS catalogue records six entires in four different sizes. The example offered here was sold in Shreves 1998 Wampler sale as an entire (size 25, knife 122, wmk. 2) with edge faults and was turned into this sound cut square shortly afterwards. We have never encountered this as a cut square, only as an entire. Collectors of cut squares may never have another opportunity to acquire this in cut square format.

Ex Wampler as an entire. With 2002 P.F. certificate as cut square.

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