Sale 1187 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 25 July, 2018
Category — 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
88
10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 76L1, recut at bottom, unused (no gum), deep rich color, two sealed tears at lower rightFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 10-CENT TYPE IV.
The 1857 10c Type IV stamps come from eight positions scattered throughout Plate 1 that have the top, bottom or both lines recut. Only 4% of all 10c Plate 1 stamps produced were Type IV's, and an even smaller percentage were issued with perforations. Most are either faulty, off-center or both.
With 2018 P.F. certificate
20,000
2,100
