Sale 1297 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 31 October-2 November, 2023

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Category — Officials including Special Printings

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Sale 1297, Lot 976, Officials including Special Printings

12c Vermilion, Interior, Specimen Ovpt. (O20S). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, unusually well-balanced margins

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES KNOWN OF THE RARE 12-CENT INTERIOR DEPARTMENT SPECIAL PRINTING.

The 12c and the 30c are the rarest of the Interior Department Special Printings, with only 75 of each sold. This is one of the finest examples extant of the 12c.

With 2023 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80). While this may seem like a routine grade, it is anything but that for the 12c Special Printing. The P.S.E. Population Report lists only one that grades higher (at 80J) and this single example at 80. Unpriced in SMQ.

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