Sale 1145 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 14 December, 2016
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue and Re-Issue
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
388
15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue, Imperforate Horizontally (129a). Unused (traces of gum), wide and nicely balanced margins, deep rich colors on fresh paperEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY.
In United States Postage Stamps of 1869, author Jonathan Rose states that only one sheet of 100 was issued. A significantly smaller group are still known to exist. Many are without gum.
5,000
3,500
