GERMANY, ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT, Complete Unexploded "Specimen" Booklet. Nine different Mint N.H. panes of ten with interleaving, Type I, Washington printing, Perf 11, Germany Scott Nos. 3N2a-3N9a, 3N13a which is the complete set of nine different for this printing, each pane with large block letter continuous "SPECIMEN" handstamp in purple, the cover is imprinted "SPECIMENS OF ALLIED MILITARY GERMAN POSTAGE STAMPS", some panes with slight gum disturbance from interleaving

VERY FINE. THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND WE HAVE SOLD AND THE THIRD KNOWN TO US.

An article by Joe Schirmer in U.S. Possessions (Volume 3, No. 1, 1980) states that the U.S. Government had only fifteen of these booklets (in the Treasury Department or the Smithsonian), and it is unknown how many may be in private hands. We sold one other in 2005 (for $14,500 plus premium), and we are aware of another that sold at auction in 2004. It could be a very long time before another example comes to the market.

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