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on piece 1898, 5c on ½m Blue Green, Puerto Principe issue, double surcharge, one diagonal (192a), Fourth Printing, position 1 showing one complete horizontal surcharge and another partially complete (position 1) surcharge placed diagonally to the right, remarkably well-centered, fresh and bright, tied by Puerto Principe 2 Eno 1899 c.d.s. on small piece,
EXTREMELY FINE AND EXTRAORDINARILY CHOICE, BELIEVED TO BE UNIQUE AS NOTED BY SCOTT AND, THEREFORE, THE LISTING COPY, A UNITED STATES POSSESSION SHOWPIECE OF UNPARALLELED RARITY, Scott retail $8,500.00 ranking it as the rarest of all the Puerto Principe issues.
