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Auction: 8019 - Ancient, English, Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 800

United States of America, Encased Postage Stamps, a 9-Cent ´strip´ of three 3c Rose, the three stamps slightly overlapped, in rectangular copper housing, stamped on the reverse with floral decoration around eagle killing snake, 53mm. x 26mm., mica very slightly crazed but otherwise in very fine condition, scarce Estimate £ 100-150 For identical pieces see: - Stack´´s, Tthe Medio/Da Costa Collections, 23 June 2004, lot 2818 ($431), where it was described as ´´a fantasy strip... mimiking the Feutchwanger eagle´´ - Robert A Siegel, The Summit Collection, 11 April 2008, lot 4128 ($450), where it was described as ´´reminiscent to Feutchwanger´´s 1c. obverse design, this fantasy was not made by Gault or Scovill...´´

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£170