Sale 1240 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 20-21 July, 2021
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
248
2c Black, Re-Issue (103). Original gum, small h.r. at top, wide margins and intense shadeVERY FINE AND CHOICE WIDE-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1875 RE-ISSUE.
The 2c 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 979 of the 2c were sold.
3,500
2,800