Sale 1234 — The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 29-30 April, 2021
Category — Official Special Printings (State, Treasury, War)
$10.00 State, Specimen Ovpt. (O70S). Without gum as issued, bright colors, detailed impressionsFRESH AND FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $10.00 STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY EIGHT WERE SOLD, OF WHICH FIVE ARE RECORDED. ONE OF THE KEYS TO ASSEMBLING A COMPLETE SET OF THE OFFICIAL SPECIAL PRINTINGS.
Although the Scott U.S. Specialized Catalogue states that eight $10.00 State “Specimen” stamps were sold, the description for the Markovits example (2004 Bennett sale) states that five are recorded, presumably based on Markovits’s research. Our numbers concur with Markovits -- our census is available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/O70S .
Census no. O70S-UNC-01. With copy of 1991 P.F. certificate, obtained after this was offered in a June 1991 Christie's auction featuring the Governor Pierre S. du Pont IV collection and property from the Frank G. Back stock. Ex Inman.
