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Lot Title:	Pair of encased postage stamps
Lot Number:	232
Description:	First is EP-95a, ex-Danny Arnold and Romisa Collection (9/17-19, 1984). An eagle clutching a snake on the reverse is highly evocative of the Feuchtwanger Hard Times tokens and leads to the popular "Feuchtwanger Strip" name. The cataloger has seen these on very rare occasions, sometimes with damaged mica and/or copper pesting on the decorative backing. This example presents very attractive chocolate patina and very good clarity for the mica window, save a hairline over the left stamp and trivial crazing nearby. Accompanying is EP-35, a classic and very popular 3-cent encased postage stamp that displays modest wear overall. This is the well-known Ayer's Sarsaparilla "to purify the blood" example with a normal, smooth (not ribbed) casing. The stamp shows some creasing as is sometimes the case.
Estimate:	$450-$550
Lot Status:	Bidding has been closed for this lot.
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Hammered Price:	$675
Price Realized:	$797

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