Sale 920 — United States Rarities
Sale Date — Tuesday, 17 October, 2006
Category — 1847 Issue
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Cat./Est. Value
Realized
16°
5c Red Brown (1). Block of four, full margins to just in, rich color, lightened pen cancels, small scissors-cut at bottom between stamps, small thin spot at top, light creasesFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.
As an indication of rarity, the Scott Catalogue assigns a 12.5x premium for a block versus four singles
27,500
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