Sale 1139 — U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday, 9 November, 2016

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Category — Back-of-Book Issues

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Cat./Est. Value
Realized
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Sale 1139, Lot 110, Back-of-Book Issues$2.00 on $1.00 Offices in China (K16). Top imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of sixteen, Mint N.H. except position 8 small mark on gum, deep rich color, centered to top left, positions 10 and 14 small natural inclusions

FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE LARGE MULTIPLE OF THE $2.00 ON $1.00 OFFICES IN CHINA ISSUE, CONTAINING A MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK. THIS IS THE FIRST MINT NENEVR-HINGED PLATE BLOCK WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE OUR 1999 RARITIES SALE.

The $2.00 Offices in China plate block is exceeded in rarity only by the $1.00 value. We have offered only one other since 2010. The last example in Mint N.H. condition was offered in our 1999 Rarities sale.

Scott Retail as plate block of six and singles

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