Sale 1212 — Superb United States Stamps and Private Die Proprietary Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 20-21 November, 2019

Lot

Symbol

Photo/Description

Cat./Est. Value

Realized

465

Fred Brown Co., 2c Black, Die I, Pink Paper (RS37c). Large margins all around, rich color and proof-like impression on fresh paper

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND AND LARGE-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT FRED BROWN & CO. ISSUE ON PINK PAPER.

Only 16 are recorded in the Aldrich census. This is one of the two or three finest examples we have offered

3,750

3,500