Sale 968B — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 22-25 September, 2009
Category — 1912-14 Washington-Franklin Issue (Scott 405-423)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
523
2c Carmine, Double Impression (406b). Horizontal pair with sheet selvage at left, original gum, small h.r., the partial double impression is in the center of the pair and is shared by both stamps, perfs slightly in at right as presumably are all the other few surviving examplesTHIS DOUBLE IMPRESSION ERROR IS ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE RARITIES OF THE WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN PERIOD.
By coincidence, the only other example of this error located among our auction records with Power Search is the block from the George Brett estate, sold in our recent Sale 967 (lot 4733).
With 1988 and 2007 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail listed but unpriced
E. 1,000-1,500
1,800