Lot 1002
1850 N-20 R5+ PCGS graded AU50. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a faint hint of reddish chocolate toning in the fields. Smooth and attractive, nearly choice except for a dull scratch in the field midway between the main curl and star 12. The scratch is toned the same as the surrounding field, and it does not catch your eye. EDS, die state a, with a clear die line passing through RIC. Called VF25 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #55128. Our grade is net VF30, tied for CC#5 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Walter Mustain 2/92 (via Bob Grellman).
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| Realized $1,380 |
