Sale 1000 — Siegel Sale 1000

Sale Date — Wednesday, 8 December, 2010

Category — The Peter G. Dupuy Collection of High-Value 1857-60 Issues - Large Multiples

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1022
ogbl
Sale 1000, Lot 1022, The Peter G. Dupuy Collection of High-Value 1857-60 Issues - Large Multiples30c Orange (38). Block of nine, original gum, h.r. except center and center right stamps barest trace of hinging, vibrant color, choice centering for this difficult issue, top left stamp tiny translucency

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF NINE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE. THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST UNUSED MULTIPLES IN EXISTENCE.

The largest recorded unused multiple is a horizontal block of 21, ex Zoellner. Apart from that, this is the largest multiple we have offered since keeping computerized records.

With 1987 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as block of four, two pairs and a single

26,250
7,500