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Auction: 16USA - The Frederick R Mayer Collection of Costa Rica
Lot: 44

#4, 1863 1P Orange, an extraordinary complete mint sheet of 100, believed to be the only sheet of this key value in existence, with full sheet selvage all around (one small bit of selvage missing) and showing multiple ""American Bank Note Co. New-York"" imprints, quite fresh, bright color, o.g., a large number of stamps n.h., the are several areas of perf. separations that for the most part have been sensibly hinge reinforced, fine; only 35,000 copies of the ""Un Peso"" value were printed and sold, it is most remarkable that a high value stamp sheet issued 145 years ago still remains Estimate US$ 1,500-1,800

Sold for
$8,000