Sale 1092 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 19-20 February, 2015
Category — 1861-66, 1867-68 Grilled and 1875 Re-Issues (Scott 56-111)
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1077°
15c Black, Re-Issue (108). Original gum, intense shade and detailed impression, nearly perfect centering, brilliant fresh paper and gumEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE.
The 15c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 397 of the 15c were sold; the remaining 9,603 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $10,000.00). The P.S.E. has graded six OG examples of Scott 108 as 90 (and none higher). However, this superbly centered and remarkably fresh stamp stands out among this group.
4,500
8,500