Sale 1094 — The Curtis Collection: Back of Book and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 March, 2015
Category — Newspapers & Periodicals: 1894 Issue (Scott PR90-PR101)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
248
$6.00 Pale Blue, 1894 Issue (PR101). Original gum, h.r., radiant color, tiny natural inclusion, repaired at top with light thinningFINE APPEARANCE. THE $6.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE REGULARLY-ISSUED NEWSPAPER STAMPS. ONLY FIFTEEN UNUSED EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION, MOST OF WHICH HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF FAULTS.
Our recently updated census of PR101 (available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/PR101/PR101.pdf ) contains fifteen unused and one used copy of this rarity. Only five are potentially sound.
Census No. PR101-OG-08. With 1996 P.F. certificate
60,000
6,250