Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Foreign Stamps and Covers (Australia thru Great Britain)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1812
FRANCE, 1862, 80c Lake, Re-Issue (19c; Yvert 17). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, large margins all around, distinctive color which is remarkably freshEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1862 RE-ISSUE OF THE 80-CENTIMES NAPOLEON III ISSUE.
With 2010 Brun certificate as No. 17A and with 2011 Brun certificate as No. 17 Re-Issue. We presume they got it right second time around. Purple Gilbret & Koehler dealer's backstamp at bottom right. Scott Retail as block
10,500
3,000