Sale 1148 — The Barry K. Schwartz Collection of The U.S. 1909 Bluish Paper Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday, 28 February, 2017
Category — Four-Cent Orange Brown (Scott 360)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
122
4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Proof-like impression and crisp shade on deeply blued paper, well-centered, fresh, small faint fingerprint on gumFINE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT 1909 BLUISH PAPER ISSUE.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General's report states that 4,400 (eleven sheets) of the 4c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors' hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
With 1950 P.F. certificate
27,500
22,000