Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
Category — 1847 Issue Multiples and Plate Varieties
The only known vertical pair of the 10¢ 1847 Issue with corner sheet marginsDESCRIPTION
10¢ Black (2), Positions 81/91R, vertical pair from the bottom left corner of the right pane with large even margins including huge interpane margin at left and sheet margin at bottom, deep shade and clear impression, lightly cancelled by red grids
PROVENANCE
* Frank R. Sweet
* H. R. Harmer sale, 11/25-26/1963, lot 153
* A. Richard Engel, Corinphila, 5/29/1975, Sale 58
* Walter C. Klein, Christie’s Robson Lowe sale, 9/27/1988, lot 32
* Dr. Robert Hinrichs, Shreves Philatelic Galleries sale, 5/21/2004, lot 40, to William H. Gross
CERTIFICATION
* The Philatelic Foundation (1974)
CONDITION NOTES
* Extremely Fine; faint scored line in bottom margin far from printed design (not noted on certificate)
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