U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 28-March 1, 2017

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #108
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS GUAM
1900 Special Printing, 2c red, type IV, signed "special surcharge" in pencil on reverse, with additional "Tows" handstamp in violet, l.h., v.f., with 2008 PFC. Only one pane of 100 stamps (for each value) was prepared for display at the Paris and Pan-American Expositions, with most handstamped "Specimen"; some copies were signed "Special Surcharge" in pencil by stamp dealer J.M. Bartels for authentication purposes (see footnote in Scott's Specialized Catalogue),
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Catalog #2var
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$575.00

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