Sale 1079 — The George A. Schwenk Collection of Newspapers & Periodicals
Sale Date — Thursday, 18 September, 2014
Category — 1894 Issue (Scott PR90-PR101)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2180
36c Pink, 1894 Issue (PR97). Original gum, h.r., brilliant color, reperfed at right, small thin spot at topVERY 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
