Lot 1786 o
Swaim, Wm., 8¢ orange, die cut, signature inverted, deep color, light wrinkling slightly creasing, otherwise Fine, one of the great Match & Medicine rarities, with only 3 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 2 are recorded as faulty), ex-Tolman.Scott No. RS235bk $17,500.
AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE WM. SWAIM 8¢ DIE CUT WITH SIGNATURE INVERTED.
Realized: $7,250