Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins

Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020

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Category — Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection of Encased Postage (EP1/EP58A)

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Sale 1227, Lot 2445, Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection of Encased Postage (EP1/EP58A)Burnett's Cocoaine Kalliston, 30c Orange (EP50). Stamp with rich color, case an attractive dark color, mice with some cracking and crazing

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT BURNETT'S COCOAINE KALLISTON ISSUE. ONLY 2-3 ARE KNOWN. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.

The Reed book notes this is R-9, with 2-3 known. The Ford sale catalogue description (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 436) states that the cataloguer cannot confirm a specimen in any major institution and that none seems to have been sold in decades.

Ex Ford and Mayer. This is the first we have offered

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