Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps

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

Lot

Symbol

Photo/Description

Cat./Est. Value

Realized

1871

$5.00 Light Green (480). Mint N.H. top plate no. 8016 block of six with wide selvage, rich color

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL AND SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED WIDE TOP PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THE $5.00 MARSHALL 1917 PERF 10 ISSUE.

This is a surprisingly difficult issue to find as a Mint N.H. wide top plate block.

5,250

7,500