Archive for October 1, 2007

327 YS1: Unique Or Not?

Posted in Patch Collecting by John E. Pannell on October 1st, 2007 at 10:40 pm

Can anyone help Irv Block with this mystery?   Back in 2002 he sent me this image of the 327 YS1, a piece he believed to be unique.   A major collector offered him a significant sum of money for the piece, which he tells me he still has.

He was therefore surprised when he saw this piece show up in the site’s price guide.  It sold on eBay in August, item number 260146166303 (this link will become inactive over time).   The seller of the lot is in Pennsylvania.

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