Sale 1139 — U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory
Sale Date — Wednesday, 9 November, 2016
Category — Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
128
$5.00 Green & Black on Violet Paper, Proprietary (RB10a). Rich color, wide margins with all design elements well clear of perfs, neat 1878 manuscript cancel, typical small flaws including small thin spots and tiny pinholeVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE $5.00 PROPRIETARY ON VIOLET PAPER.
Examples of the $5.00 Proprietary Issue almost invariably have faults, due to the stamp's large size and the nature of its use. This example is better than many. The Kingsley book contains a table showing 2,109 stamps ordered and he records only 119 copies extant
11,000
1,600