Lot
1235 
Airmail Semi-Official, 1877, 5¢ Buffalo Balloon, tête-bêche, vertical pair with 7mm spacing, types II and IIIa, o.g., type II very lightly hinged, large margins all around, fresh rich color, IIIa thinned in right margin, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex-Ridings; with 2004 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. CL1a $22,000.
A RARE TÊTE-BÊCHE PAIR WITH ONLY ABOUT 11 HAVING BEEN RECORDED.
This pair is listed as item 11 and illustrated as figure 17 in Schoendorf's The Buffalo Balloon Mail 1873-1877.
Realized: $7,500