Lot 1899
Postage Due, 1879, 50¢ deep brown, Special Printing, o.g., hinge remnants, natural s.e. at left, distinctive deep brown color, F.-V.F., a handsome example of the rare 50¢ Postage Due Special Printing, an estimate of no more than 179 examples of this special printing where ever issued; with 2016 P.F. certificate.Scott No. J14 $7,000.
Realized: $1,250