⇚ Position 3 - 1981-12-05 Transaction Summary ⇛
Purchase Date:
1981-12-05
How Purchased:
Auction
Where Purchased:
John W. Kaufmann Auctions
Auction No.:
Gems of Philately
Lot No.:
433
Sound/Fault:
Sound
Catalogue Value:
$ 145,000
Realized:
$ 115,500
Seller:
Anonymous
Buyer:
Anonymous
Description
24c Carmine Rose & Blue Inverted Center (C3a). Position 3 as noted in pencil on the back before the sheet was broken, full original gum, very lightly hinged. This is reputedly the copy that graced the locket of Hetty Green, the "Wizard of Wall Street", a Magnificent sound copy of this, the most popular of U.S. rarities
editor's note: the description of this being the locket copy is incorrect.
editor's note: the description of this being the locket copy is incorrect.