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Postage Due, 1879, 2¢ deep brown, special printing, without gum, attractively centered amid uncommonly wide margins, rich and distinctively deep color on bright paper, tiny natural paper inclusion of no consequence, Very Fine; with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. J9 $6,000 for no gum.
A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE VERY RARE 1879 2¢ POSTAGE DUE SPECIAL PRINTING ISSUE.
Realized: $4,250