Lot 811 ()
St. Louis, Mo., U.S. Penny Post, 1849, 2¢ black, type II, unused without gum, clear margins on three sides, cut just to outer frame line at left, small natural paper translucency, F.-V.F., ex-Middendorf & Golden; with 1999 & 1991 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 8LB2 $6,000.
ANOTHER GREAT RARITY WITH ONLY NINE EXAMPLES RECORDED.
Realized: $1,700