Sale 1254 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 6-7 April, 2022
Category — The Mulholland Collection of Specimens - 1869 Pictorial thru Bank Note Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
532
S
12c Green, "Specimen" Overprint. Ty. A (117S-A). Unused (no gum), with additional tiny manuscript "X", clear to wide margins, small internal paper wrinkle near top not mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE FOR THIS EXTREMELY RARE "SPECIMEN" OVERPRINT.
We have encountered only two other examples of the 12c 1869 with "Specimen" overprint and this is by far the finest centered of the three. The other two have perfs cutting well in on two sides.
Ex Fekete and "Adriatic" collection. With clear 1991 P.S.E. certificate
2,500
3,000