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Auction 54

Lot 396

Guam, 1899, 1¢ Franklin, deep green, Paris Exhibition "special surcharge" handstamp in red on reverse (Scott 1 var.), rich color and impression, o.g., hinged, Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,000.
Estimate $400 - 600

In March 1900 one pane of 100 stamps was specially overprinted for display at the 1900 Paris Exposition and the 1901 Pan American Exposition. This handstamp was done by J.M. Bartels sometime after 1904 to authenticate surviving examples .

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