1c-90c Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O72S-O82S). Complete set, without gum as issued, deep rich colors and choice centering for these difficult stamps, all with full perfs, a tiny flaw or two may be found but the stamps in this set were individually selected from a large group owned by Mooz, picking from among the choicest examples of each denomination

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COMPLETE SET OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT SPECIAL PRINTING, INDIVIDUALY SELECTED FROM A LARGE GROUP FOR CHOICE APPEARANCE. THE TREASURY SET IS ONE OF THE TWO RAREST OF THE "CENTS" VALUES AMONG THE DEPARTMENTAL SPECIAL PRINTINGS.

Only 72 of the 90c were sold -- the lowest among all the 1c-90c Special Printings, meaning no more than 72 complete Treasury sets can exist. Between 74 to 99 of the other values were sold (excluding the common 1c and the slightly more available 2c and 7c), for a total of 646 stamps. This makes the Treasury Department Special Printing one of the two rarest sets overall of the 1c to 90c issues, along with the Interior Department, which has 635 sold.

This set is accompanied by an original envelope in which the Special Printings were sold, reading "United States Official Postage Stamps. 1873. Proof Specimens. Treasury Department."

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