Sale 1096 — The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 28-30 April, 2015
Category — 1909 Bluish Paper Issue, 1909 Commemoratives (Scott 357-369)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
609
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Deep rich color on nicely blued paper, wide margins and well-centered for this difficult stampVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 175), the only source of the 4c and 8c Bluish stamps was the archives of the Post Office Department. Approximately 80 of each were traded for rare stamps missing from the archives.
Ex Clifford Cole. Small "HFC" backstamp (H. F. Colman). With 1977 P.F. certificate
30,000
18,000