Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — 1912-14 Washington-Franklin Issue (Scott 405-423)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4733
2c Carmine, Double Impression (406b). Block of four, trivial adherence, the partial double impression is in the center of the block and is shared by all four stamps, perfs slightly in at right as presumably are all the other few surviving examplesA MAJOR RARITY OF THE WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN PERIOD.
George Brett paid $290 for this item about 40 years ago. Scott Retail listed but unpriced
E. 2,000-3,000
1,500