Sale 1187 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 July, 2018
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 79-101)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
178
10c Green, Re-Issue (106). Original gum, wide margins and nicely centered, magnificent rich color and proof-like impressionVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE.
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.
With 1977 and 2014 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)
2,900
3,250