Sale 1096 — The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 28-30 April, 2015
Category — Postage Due with 1879 American Bank Note Co. Special Printing (Scott J1-J14)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
841
2c Deep Brown, Special Printing (J9). Unused (no gum), well-centered for this difficult issue, cameo as typical for genuine examples, thinning at bottom left, single short perf at top rightVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2-CENT POSTAGE DUE SPECIAL PRINTING.
The reported sale figures for the rare 1c, 2c and 3c Postage Due Special Printings probably include orders filled with regular stamps, as all three are far rarer than the reported sales numbers would suggest
19,000
1,800