Sale 1031 — Dr. Alexander Schauss Collection of U.S. Revenues
Sale Date — Thursday, 4 October, 2012
Category — Proprietary, Future Delivery
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1110
$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Rich colors, light manuscript cancel, few flaws incl. small repair at upper right corner, two thin spots at bottom and few small perf flawsFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER.
It is believed that only 74 stamps were issued (50 on Green paper). Examples almost invariably have faults, due to the stamp's large size and the nature of its use.
11,000
2,400