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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED 3-CENT GEORGE W. LAIRD PERFUMERY ISSUE ON OLD PAPER.
The Aldrich census reports that three are known but notes the 1934 census states eight are known. We have been able to locate only three: 1) double transfer, position 14, magenta manuscript cancel, the example offered here, ex Joyce; 2) double transfer, not Position 14, small thin and light horizontal crease, apparently uncancelled, ex Eagle and Bulkley (Rumsey Sale 48, lot 536, realized $6,750 hammer); and 3) magenta and blue cancels, few creases and thin spot, ex Siegel Sale 219 and Tolman (Siegel Sale 915, realized $3,500 hammer)
Ex Joyce. (Image)
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE UNIQUE GEORGE W. LAIRD 3-CENT PERFUMERY ISSUE PERFORATED ON SILK PAPER. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF ALL PRIVATE DIE PROPRIETARY COLLECTING.
The 1994 Aldrich book notes the 1934 census did not record this issue. Scott Catalogue has listed it, unpriced, since at least 1940. They first assigned a price to it after its appearance in the 1991 Joyce sale.
Ex Joyce and Bulkley. With 2012 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE GEORGE W. LAIRD 3-CENT DIE CUT ISSUE ON PINK PAPER. ESPECIALLY RARE WITH THE DOUBLE TRANSFER. ONLY 9 ARE RECORDED -- THIS DOUBLE TRANSFER MAY WELL BE UNIQUE.
The Aldrich book records 9 examples of this issue but does not note how many have a double transfer.
Ex Tolman (Image)
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE WOODWORTH & SON TWO-CENT ON PINK PAPER. ONLY NINE ARE RECORDED.
Only nine are recorded in the Aldrich book, of which at least five are faulty. We have offered only one other (with toning and thin spots and perfs in at bottom) since keeping computerized records. Several others we located also have the perfs into the design.
With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)