Lot
338 
1874, 2¢ brown on orange, Centennial Special Printing, die 48, watermark 2, size 7, knife 30u, fresh mint entire, die with characteristically sharp bold embossing, fine impression and in a true brown shade only used for the Centennial printings, Extremely Fine, ex-White & Floyd; with 2001 P.F. certificate. UPSS No. 299.Scott No. U125 $35,000.
ONE OF SIX EXAMPLES OF THE 2¢ JACKSON CENTENNIAL SPECIAL PRINTING ENTIRES AND ONE OF ONLY THREE IN THIS ENVELOPE FORMAT (UPSS 299).
Special Printings of envelopes for the 1876 Centennial Exposition are recognized as being among the rarest of all stamped envelopes. It is believed that due to fineness of the impressions on these issues that it is quite possible that new die where used for these special printings. The U.P.S.S. lists one other size envelope with and without watermark (with three examples recorded for both) as well as a cut square is known.
Realized: $5,500