Sale 1148 — The Barry K. Schwartz Collection of The U.S. 1909 Bluish Paper Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday, 28 February, 2017
Category — One-Cent Green, Two-Cent Carmine (Scott 357-358)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
111
1c Green, Bluish (357). Vertical pair, well-centered, natural s.e. at bottom, tied by “Detroit Mich. Jul. 13 9 PM 1909” wavy-line machine cancel on cover to local addressee with War Department imprint crossed out, purple handstamped return address of Brig. Gen. C. A. Coolidge, Very Fine, scarce Bluish Paper use outside Washington D.C. from a supply obtained by General Coolidge, a stamp collector and president of the American Philatelic Society, during his long military career General Coolidge led the first American force to enter the Forbidden City in Peking (Beijing), China, at the time of the Boxer Rebellion
E. 200-300
225