Sale 1108 — The Robert Bowman Collection of Superb U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 29 September, 2015
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-104)
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Perfectly centered with wide margins, long and full perforations, lovely bright shade, light strike of cork cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS STANDS ALONE AS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
The 1c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). 3,195 of the 1c were sold, by far the largest quantity of any denomination of the set. The remaining 6,805 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of Scott 102 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/102/102.pdf , records approximately 52 examples. Census No. 102-CAN-52. With 1987 P.F. certificate as Scott 63 (which it is not) and 2007 P.S.E. certificate as No. 102 (Superb 98; SMQ $10,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded and the only to achieve it.
