Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 129-132)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
145
15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Horizontal pair, original gum, h.r., deep rich colors and detailed impressions, on the left stamp the vignette is shifted to the right, on the right stamp the vignette is shifted to the left, which indicates the transfers were misaligned when the plate was madeVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 15-CENT TYPE III 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.
The largest recorded multiple is a block of four with two known (one has no gum). This is the only original-gum pair we are aware of.
With 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott Catalogue assigns almost an 8-times premium for the block -- $42,500.00 as a block, $5,400.00 as four singles, the original-gum block realized $43,125 in our 2015 Hall sale -- so the catalogue value of $2,700.00 as two singles does not adequately reflect its rarity.
E. 5,000-7,500
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