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| Name: |
F. Buhl and Company. 3 Cents. HB.68, EP.38a, S.39. |
| Description: |
The stamp is brighter than usually seen but still shows fading from its age. There is a
speckling of light spots on the stamp, none of which are really disturbing. The stamp was
well centered, with the denomination bold in the center and just S of U.S. partially
hidden below the frame and tab. The mica is clear and sound, with only minor and
superficial separations at the left. The case is sound but shows some old encrustation
around the rim on the back. Unique. This denomination has not traded hands publicly in
over 100 years and has not even been seen outside its small circle of owners in all that
time. The denomination was known as early as 1905 when Ben Green published the piece (the
one offered here, of course). When the cataloguer wrote his handbook on the series in 1989
he suggested fewer than five were known but hedged his guesstimate by noting that Bob
Kincaid had found no auction records for the 3 Cents in a century of prior sales. Reed
satisfied himself by listing the denomination with a query. This is the first time the 3
Cents denomination has been documented and illustrated in a modern publication. No
collection of this merchant is complete without this piece.
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| Price: |
$9,200.00 (2004-06-23) |
| Original page: |
http://www.stacks.com/lotdetail.aspx?lri
d=AN00006702
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