Sale 1145 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday, 14 December, 2016

Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue and Re-Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
388
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Sale 1145, Lot 388, 1869 Pictorial Issue and Re-Issue15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue, Imperforate Horizontally (129a). Unused (traces of gum), wide and nicely balanced margins, deep rich colors on fresh paper

EXTREMELY 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