Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 March, 2013
Category — 1917-18 Issues (Scott 498-524)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1922
$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint N.H. top margin, arrow and double plate nos. 8179/8178 block of eight, intense color, two staple holes in selvage as usualFINE-VERY FINE. A SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE FIRST BI-COLORED $5.00 STAMP ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES.
We have only offered three other Mint N.H. plate blocks of this issue since 1998
6,000
1,700