Sale 1289 — 2023 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
Category — Postal Stationery, including Further Selections from the Porter W. Venn II Collection
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3c Red on White entire, Die 2 (U3; UPSS 5A). Size 7, knife 20, watermark 1, UPSS Type 1 die, unused, with red Nesbitt seal on backflap, bright and freshVERY FINE. A RARE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT RED ON WHITE DIE 2 NESBITT ENTIRE, UPSS NO. 5A.
The UPSS Catalog records three mint entires of the No. 5A entire with Nesbitt seal and three mint entires of No. 5 (without the seal). The "Saddleback" and "Scarsdale" collections did not contain any mint examples of Scott U3.
3,500
1,200