Sale 1212 — Superb United States Stamps and Private Die Proprietary Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 20-21 November, 2019
Category — Private Die Medicine Stamps: S thru Z
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United States Proprietary Medicine Co., 1c Black on Orange Wrapper, Silk Paper (RS247b). Trimmed to design size, rich color on distinctly orange paper, some toning appears to be caused by gum residueVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT SILK PAPER BLACK ON ORANGE WRAPPER. ONLY FOUR ARE RECORDED. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF MEDICINE ISSUES.
The Aldrich book records only four examples, all of which are faulty.
7,000
2,900