Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)
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24c Blackish Violet (78c). Deep rich color in this distinctive shade on bright paper, bold strike of cork cancel, well-centered for this difficult issueFINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT BLACKISH VIOLET, WHICH IS THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMP OF THE 1861-66 SERIES TO OBTAIN -- EITHER UNUSED OR USED -- IN SOUND CONDITION WITH DECENT CENTERING.
Our census of Scott 78c, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/78c/78c.pdf , records a total of 47 used examples of this issue. We also record nine on cover plus three unused. Of the used off-cover copies fewer than a dozen are confirmed as sound.
Census No. 78c-CAN-47. With 2017 P.S.E. certificate
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