Lot 1179
Airmail Special Delivery, 1936, 16¢ Red & Blue, Imperf Vertically, pair with selvage at right, pencil positions of 39-40 noted on reverse, brilliant color, horizontal pair, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine and rare.Scott No. CE2a $4,250.
ONE OF ONLY 16 IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY PAIRS RECORDED OF THE 16¢ BI-COLOR AIR POST SPECIAL DELIVERY.
A single sheet of this error was discovered at a Buffalo N.Y. post office. It was ultimately broken up by H. E. Harris & Co. after showing the complete sheet at the 1947 New York City CIPEX Show.
Realized: $2,500