Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — Postal and War Savings, other Back-of-Book)
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California State Telegraph Co., 1871, Black & Salmon, Blue Number (5T4). Pane of six with full selvage, "104" control number, original gum, h.r., small reinforcement and faint toning at bottomFINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE PANE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE TELEGRAPH 1871 ISSUE WITH CONTROL NUMBER.
Even single copies of this stamp are scarce. This pane is exceedingly rare.
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