Sale 1224 — 2020 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30 June-1 July, 2020
Category — Washington-Franklin and Panama Pacific Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
195
4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Rich color on deeply blued paper, typical centering for this difficult issueFRESH AND FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General’s report states that 4,400 (eleven sheets) of the 4c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors’ hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
With 1995 P.F. certificate
27,500
16,000