Lot 51 P
1851, 3d Black, Plate Proof on Card, horizontal pair, margins all around, Very Fine, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, Pilkington, Koh; with 1986 B.P.A. certificate.Scott No. 2TC4 var. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS, A GREAT RARITY.
The Tapling collection contains a block of four. Singles are exceptionally rare.
Realized: $4,000