Lot 373 o
San Francisco Match Co., 12¢ blue, silk paper, wide margins and exceptional centering for this notoriously off-centered issue, rich color on bright fresh paper, completely sound and free of the usual thins and creases that often plagues this issue, Extremely Fine, a lovely example of this popular private die issue, only 71 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 42 are reported to be faulty); with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. RO165b $550.
CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE 12¢ SAN FRANCISCO MATCH CO. PRIVATE DIE ISSUE.
Realized: $3,250