Lot 51520 – 1898 5c on 8m blue-green, fifth printing, position 3, error surcharge “eents” instead of “cents”,
Lot 51520 – 1898 5c on 8m blue-green, fifth printing, position 3, error surcharge “eents” instead of “cents”,
Lot 51520 – 1898 5c on 8m blue-green, fifth printing, position 3, error surcharge “eents” instead of “cents”,
United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe
Price realised
900 EUR
Estimate
900 – 1’500 EUR
Auction date
Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1898 5c on 8m blue-green, fifth printing, position 3, error surcharge “eents” instead of “cents”, used, tied to small piece by blue Puerta Principe cds, rich colour, a fine example of this rare variety of overprint, one of the rarest varieties on the early Puerto Principe issues; ex Prats.
Catalogue ref: Scott 219b
Catalogue value: 2750
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