Sale 1048 — 2013 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 25 June, 2013
Category — 1861-66 Issue, 1867-68 Grilled Issue, 1875 Re-Issue
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275°
15c Black, Re-Issue (108). Intense shade and remarkable impression on bright paper, unobtrusive duplex cancel leaves entire design clearly visibleVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1866 RE-ISSUE. ONLY FIFTEEN ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. THIS IS A NEWLY-DISCOVERED COPY.
The 15c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 397 of the 15c were sold; the remaining 9,603 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of Scott 108 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/108/108.pdf , records only 15 examples, including this newest addition.
Census No. 108-CAN-15. With 2013 P.F. certificate (VF 80)
35,000
28,000