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
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
722
2c Black on Buff entire, Die 23 (U48; UPSS 106). Size 7, knife 24u, watermark 1, unused, freshVERY FINE AND RARE MINT ENTIRE OF THE 2-CENT DIE 23 BLACK JACK ON BUFF.
The Die 23 on Buff or Orange are among the few rarest of all Black Jack entires. The UPSS Catalog states a maximum of 15 mint entires are known between Scott U48 (Buff) and U49 (Orange).
4,500
1,000