Sale 1251 — The John B. Field Collection of Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 2-3 March, 2022
Category — 1875 Reprint of 1857-60 Issue (Scott 40-45)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1043
24c Blackish Violet, Reprint (45). Beautiful centering and margins, dark shadeEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1860 REPRINT.
The Continental Bank Note Company reprinted the 24c stamp from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 479 were sold; the remaining 9,521 were destroyed on July 23, 1884, by order of the Postmaster General. Due to the narrow spacing between subjects, many have perforations touching the design at either top or bottom.
With 1992 and 2019 P.F. certificates
3,000
5,500