Sale 905 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 December, 2005
Category — Official Specimens and Sepcimens
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3364
S
$5.00 State, Specimen Ovpt. (O69S). Without gum as issued, Position 2, fresh and with strong colors, minor thin spotFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE OFFICIAL "SPECIMEN" STAMP.
Although the Scott Specialized states that 12 $5.00 State "Specimen" stamps were issued, the description for the Markovits example states that eight are recorded, presumably based on Markovits's original research.
Ex Markovits
20,000
16,500