LOT #13048 |
Sold on Sep 17, 2008 for: Not Sold
Fr. 1248 10c Second Issue PCGS About New 53....
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Description
Fr. 1248 10c Second Issue PCGS About New 53. Only about two dozen examples of this number are known, and they always attract considerable attention when one appears at auction. This one, as is the case with most known pieces, is somewhat off-center: the face has two tight margins and the back design touches the edge at the bottom. The surcharges are in the normal, plain font. Milt Friedberg has traced the earliest appearance of an "O-63" note back to the Harlan P. Smith sale of the R.C. Davis Collection on January 20, 1890. Smith has long been suspected of "manufacturing" the Fr. 1310a's, and some suspicion must fall on him for the possibility of his also having created these Fr. 1248's. All but one of the known Fr. 1248's have this very plain "O-63" surcharge. The one exception has more ornate surcharges, and is likely the only Bureau-produced Fr. 1248. In any event, these notes have always been considered part of a Fractional set. This example has somewhat aged paper, but it is otherwise nice for the grade.
Auction Info
2008 September Long Beach, CA CAA Signature Auction #3502 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2008
17th-21st
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 1
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