Sale 1212 — Superb United States Stamps and Private Die Proprietary Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 20-21 November, 2019
Category — Private Die Medicine Stamps: M thru R
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S. Mansfield & Co., 1c Blue, Pink Paper, Pair, Imperforate Between (RS174ci). Original gum, small h.r., outstanding wide margins and precise centering, deep rich color on fresh paper, completely sound, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb example of this imperforate between S. Mansfield issue and the finest we have encountered, a Power Search review found more than 30 examples on either Silk, Pink or Watermarked paper (both pairs and blocks) and none approach the margins and centering of this example, only 23 of this variety are recorded in the Aldrich book, 1994 P.F. certificate as the old RS174k
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