Sale 1027 — The Natalee Grace Collection of Used U.S. Stamps, Part Two: 1869 to Pan-American Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 19 September, 2012
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 123-133a)
15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue, Imperforate Horizontally (129a). Deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions, wide margins, neat strike of New York oval registry cancel, reperfed at leftFINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USED EXAMPLES OF THE 15-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY. ONE OF THE MAJOR RARITIES OF THE ISSUE.
In United States Postage Stamps of 1869, author Jonathan Rose states that only one sheet of 100 was issued. A significantly smaller group is still known to exist. Only two are known used and are shown at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/129a/129a.pdf , both with contemporary cancels. The other recorded example was offered in our 2001 sale of the Twigg-Smith collection, and is illustrated below. It has a thin spot and is currently owned by a collector who is not likely to sell for quite some time.
Ex "Gentleman's Collection" (1943 Pelander sale) where described as sound. With 1976 and 2000 P.F. certificates. Scott Catalogue notes "Two used examples of No. 129a are recorded. Both are faulty and are valued thus."
