Lot 2225 o
Samoa, 1878, 5sh Green, State II. complete plate reconstruction of 10, used each with town cancels, position 1 with additional foreign transit postmark, light to deep green and emerald green shades; position 3 with thin and position 5 with bottom perfs into design (scissor separated at bottom), still Very Fine, a remarkable and extremely rare complete plating of the 5sh Green from the State II plate. Scott No. 8b $15,000.SG No. 9 £11,000 ($17,270).
Realized: $6,750