Sale 1150 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 1 March, 2017
Category — 1c-24c 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-120)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
729°
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Block of four, original gum, h.r., rich colors, bottom stamps horizontal crease at bottom, top left stamp small natural gum bend at bottom leftFINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Blocks of this issue tend to be wildly off-center, with perfs heavily cutting into the design. The example offered here has better centering than most.
Ex Frelinghuysen. Scott Retail $18,000.00
E. 2,000-3,000
1,600
