Sale 1062 — The Golden Oak Collection of Superb United States
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 17-18 December, 2013
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
298
90c Blue, Re-Issue (111). Deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, unobtrusive strikes of duplex cancel, small corner creases at top left with one ending in small tearVERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED USED EXAMPLES OF THE 90 CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY.
The 90c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 317 of the 90c were sold; the remaining 9,683 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of this issue, which forms the basis for the information in the Scott Catalogue, contains only four copies. They are shown below and at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/111/111.pdf . A fifth copy with non-contemporary cancel is not included.
Census No. 111-CAN-04. Ex Hewitt and Mayer. With 1986 P.F. certificate.
225,000
57,500