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
256
90c Blue, Re-Issue (111). Unused (no gum), rich color and crisp impression, well-proportioned marginsVERY FINE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1857 RE-ISSUE.
The 90c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 317 of the 90c were sold; the remaining 9,683 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
3,500
2,600