Lot 184 United States (C)SC#279 1c Green , 1897-1903 1st Bureau With New Color Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Reversed Wmk, SON August 22 1899 Grand Rapids Michigan CDS Cancel, Very Scarce.
A very fine used single of the 1c green from the 1897-1903 1st Bureau With New Color Issue, reversed wmk, SON August 22 1899 Grand Rapids Michigan CDS cancel, very scarce.
Very scarce, as the CDS was supposed to be struck on the envelope with the killer cancelling the stamp. A one in a thousand stamp.
Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:
