Sale 1076 — The Daniel H. and Marcel V. Collection of Birds of the World
Sale Date — Thursday, 26 June, 2014
Category — United States Hunting Permit Multiples (Continued...)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2067
$7.50 1984 Hunting Permit, Special Printing (RW51 var). Mint N.H. center gutter block of four, pencil notation on gum denotes which sheet this originated from (No. 13)EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE CENTER GUTTER BLOCK OF FOUR OF THIS SPECIAL PRINTING IN WHICH A MERE FOURTEEN EXAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.
The Scott Catalogue notes that fifteen uncut sheets of 120 were overprinted with the "50th Anniversary 1934-1984" and sold for $2,000 apiece. Fourteen were sold and one was donated to the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. This is one of fourteen center gutter blocks available to collectors.
With 1987 P.F. certificate for the sheet stating that this came from sheet 13 of 15 and 1992 P.S.E. certificate for the block
E. 2,000-3,000
2,400