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Auction: 167 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 700

#4b, 1849 20c Dark blue on yellowish, choice unused example of this unissued value, with uniformly large margins all around, rich color on fresh clean paper, extremely fine; this stamp was printed but not yet gummed when a rate change to 25c made it unnecessary; 1971 Behr certificate (Scott $2,500.00; Spink Maury #8; €4,000).

Sold for
$950