Sale 1079 — The George A. Schwenk Collection of Newspapers & Periodicals

Sale Date — Thursday, 18 September, 2014

Category — 1894 Issue (Scott PR90-PR101)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2180
og
Sale 1079, Lot 2180, 1894 Issue (Scott PR90-PR101)36c Pink, 1894 Issue (PR97). Original gum, h.r., brilliant color, reperfed at right, small thin spot at top

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF THE 36-CENT 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU NEWSPAPER ISSUE WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS. ONLY NINE ARE CONTAINED IN OUR RECORDS, AND NONE ARE SOUND.

Our recently updated census of PR97 (available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/PR98/PR97.pdf ) contains nine unused examples, all with original gum. None are sound -- most have thin spots or creases.

Census No. PR97-OG-09. With 1980 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates.

50,000
57,500