Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
636
24c Deep Violet, Re-Issue (109). Deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, unobtrusive strike of New York oval grid cancel, well-balanced margins, small filled thin spot at bottomVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONLY FOURTEEN USED COPIES ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS.
The 24c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. A total of 10,000 was printed (50 impressions). Only 346 of the 24c were sold; the remaining 9,654 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of Scott 109 used, at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/109 , records only fourteen copies. This denomination ranks third in rarity after the 90c and 10c.
Census no. 109-CAN-11. Ex Mayer and Curtis. With 1990 P.S.E. and 1997 A.P.S. certificates as sound. With 2014 P.F. certificate mentioning the small fault.
16,500
8,500