Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — 1908-10 Washington-Franklins and Bluish Paper Issues (Scott 331-363)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
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8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Single narrow hinged mark at top, fresh color on deeply blued paperFRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1909 8-CENT BLUISH PAPER ISSUE.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General's report states that 4,000 (ten sheets) of the 8c 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 1994 P.F. certificate
30,000
9,000