Sale 1078 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 September, 2014
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 123-132)
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10c Yellow, Re-Issue (127). Original gum with slight disturbance, radiant color as fresh as the day it was printed, choice centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND REMARKABLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE.
This stamp has been in a vault for more than half a century and does not show the effects of oxidation or treatment with hydrogen peroxide. The color is unusually strong.
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