Sale 1111 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 27-29 October, 2015
Category — Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
830
$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Neat 1878 ms. cancel, rich colors, few flaws as normally found on this large format issue including short perfs, thin spots and pinholeVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER.
It is believed that only 74 stamps were issued (50 on Green paper). Examples almost invariably have faults and/or repairs, due to the stamp's large size and the nature of its use.
11,000
1,500