Sale 1185 — 2018 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Wednesday, 27 June, 2018
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue thru 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
46
10c Green, Re-Issue (106). Original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins and beautifully centered, deep rich colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A VERY DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH ITS LIGHTLY-HINGED ORIGINAL GUM.
The 10c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 451 of the 10c were sold; the remaining 9,549 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Ex Sheriff. With 1971 and 2007 P.F. certificates
2,900
4,750
