Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues

Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016

Category — 30c 1869 Pictorial Issue Stamps (Scott 121)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
105
bl
Sale 1118, Lot 105, 30c 1869 Pictorial Issue Stamps (Scott 121)30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Block of twelve, bright colors, cork cancels, few flaws including piece out at bottom

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BLOCK OF TWELVE IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

The largest recorded unused multiple is a block of six. The largest recorded used multiple is a block of twelve, of which three or four are known.

Ex Frelinghuysen. Scott Retail as two blocks of four and two pairs.

9,500
800