Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 March, 2013

Category — 1901 Pan-American Issue incl. Multiples (Scott 294-299)

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Cat./Est. Value
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1641
nhbl
Sale 1040, Lot 1641, 1901 Pan-American Issue incl. Multiples (Scott 294-299)8c Pan-American (298). Mint N.H. bottom imprint, plate nos. 1150/1143 and arrow block of ten, intense colors, post-office fresh and intact

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUSTANDING MINT NEVER-HINGED BOTTOM DOUBLE PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF TEN OF THE 8-CENT PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE.

Bottom plate blocks are more desirable, because they show plate numbers from both the vignette and frame plates. A Power Search review of our sales in the last 15 years found only two other Mint N.H. examples of the 8c offered in this format (one in a pane of 100), plus one other hinged

9,500
13,000