Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — Newspapers and Periodicals (PR)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5165
$48.00 Red Brown, 1875 Issue (PR31). Original gum, lightly hinged, wonderful rich colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $48.00 1875 NEWSPAPER ISSUE.
The high-value 1875 Issue stamps are among the most difficult of all Newspapers & Periodicals to obtain in sound original-gum condition with any degree of choice centering.
With 1992 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates
6,250
5,250
5166
$9.00 Orange, 1879 Issue (PR74). Original gum, vibrant color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2001 P.F. certificate
800
0
Back to Top5167
$24.00 Dark Violet, 1879 Issue (PR76). Original gum, intense color and lovely margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.F. certificate
800
375
Back to Top5168
$60.00 Purple, 1879 Issue (PR79). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright color and proof-like impression, Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
850
375
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4c Intense Black, 1894 Issue (PR92). Original gum, barely hinged, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate for block
500
450
Back to Top5170
4c Intense Black, 1894 Issue (PR92). Original gum, slightest suggestion of hinging, fresh and Fine, with photocopy of 2004 P.F. certificate for block
500
130
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