Sale 1096 — The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 28-30 April, 2015

Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 63-68)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
120
ogbl
Sale 1096, Lot 120, 1861-66 Issue (Scott 63-68)3c Pink (64). Block of four, original gum, small h.r., true Pink color, centered slightly to top, faint gum soaks, few horizontal perf separations, one stamp faint natural gum crease

FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1861 3-CENT PINK AND PROBABLY AS FINE AS IT EXISTS.

Multiples of this distinctive shade are very difficult to obtain. Apart from the ex-Zoellner block of four (no gum) and the unique plate block of twelve, we have not offered any others since 1993.

Ex Lilly, Grunin and Klein. With 1975 P.F. certificate

65,000
8,000