Lot 97
97
3c Foreign Exchange, part perf. (R16b), horizontal pair imperf. vertically, bold blue h.s. (which very slightly breaks the paper), R. stamp small natural printing ink smear, L. stamp has a pinhole, otherwise fine, rare, this is actually a perforation error rather than a traditional part perf. variety, only a few pairs are known - all used by the same company and used within a day or two of one another, Scott retail $1,275.00 photo
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3c Foreign Exchange, part perf. (R16b), horizontal pair imperf. vertically, bold blue h.s. (which very slightly breaks the paper), R. stamp small natural printing ink smear, L. stamp has a pinhole, otherwise fine, rare, this is actually a perforation error rather than a traditional part perf. variety, only a few pairs are known - all used by the same company and used within a day or two of one another, Scott retail $1,275.00 photo

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3c Foreign Exchange, part perf. (R16b), horizontal pair imperf. vertically, bold blue h.s. (which very slightly breaks the paper), R. stamp small natural printing ink smear, L. stamp has a pinhole, otherwise fine, rare, this is actually a perforation error rather than a traditional part perf. variety, only a few pairs are known - all used by the same company and used within a day or two of one another, Scott retail $1,275.00 photo
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This lot is offered subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold.