Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — 1863-66 Issue, cont. (Scott 75-78c)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
544
24c Lilac (78). Rich color, clear strike of dark green 5-ring target cancel, a true green ink (not bluish green), small corner creases at bottom right, Very Fine appearance, a rare example of the 24c 1861-63 Issue with a green cancel, we have offered only one other (in 1997) since keeping computerized records, and only two in the entire Scott 78 shade family (Lilac, Dark Lilac, Grayish Lilac, Gray or Blackish Violet) are contained in our computerized records, ex Saadi, with 1991 and 2014 P.F. certificates
E. 500-750
425