Lot 396
1834 N-6 R3 EF40. Large 8, Stars, & Letters. Partial Triple Profile. EF-40. Ten points sharper with a dusting of very fine carbon on the left third of the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are satiny and lustrous. Frosty steel brown and chocolate, the reverse a darker shade of olive and reddish chocolate brown. A small patch of very fine porosity shows under the end of the ribbon. MDS. The fields are flowlined and both dies are cracked, but the triangular lump at the dentils over star 9 has not formed. There is a sharp triple profile on the lips and RTY from die bounce. DWH #0839.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:751.
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| Realized $690 |
