Sale 1148 — The Barry K. Schwartz Collection of The U.S. 1909 Bluish Paper Issue

Sale Date — Tuesday, 28 February, 2017

Category — Ten-Cent Yellow (Scott 364)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
142
c
Sale 1148, Lot 142, Ten-Cent Yellow (Scott 364)10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Well-centered, bright color, used with 2c Carmine (332), both tied by “New York REG” double-oval registry cancel on cover to Short Hills N.J., red Oct. 10, 1910 registry office datestamp on a label affixed to cover, Short Hills receiving backstamp, addressee’s boxed receiving datestamp, pencil “Receipt Requested”, 2c has se. at top and small faults, 10c tiny tear below “E” of “Cents"

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED COVERS WITH THE 1909 10-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER. AN IMPORTANT AND RARE ITEM FOR THE 20TH CENTURY SPECIALIST.

Our census of Scott 364 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/364/364.pdf , records thirteen genuine off-cover examples and three others used on covers.

Census No. 364-COV-03. With 1995 and 2007 P.F. certificates

E. 7,500-10,000
5,500