Sale 1244 — The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 9-10 November, 2021
Category — Carriers and Locals
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
508
U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Rosy Buff Unsurfaced (6LB2). Position 21R, unused (no gum as always), large even margins, without any thins, beautiful impression on bright paper, certificate notes "tiny gum soiling in the margins at top right and bottom left" but this has been expertly removedEXTREMELY FINE. THE FINEST OF THE APPROXIMATELY TEN KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT ON ROSY BUFF PAPER.
We have tracked sales of the Rosy Buff paper for three decades, and this is the only example of this rare stamp we have encountered that is not thinned.
Ex Ferrary, Hall and "New Amsterdam". Small "W.H.C." backstamp (Warren H. Colson). With 2001 P.F. certificate
5,000
2,100