Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — 15c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 118-122)
24c Green & Violet (120). Block of four, beautiful rich colors and proof-like impressions on bright white paper, four neat strikes of cork cancels, unusually choice centering throughout, few expertly strengthened perf separations at right, top left stamp trivial tiny tearEXTREMELY FINE. THE BEST CENTERED USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. ONLY SIX USED BLOCKS ARE RECORDED.
The six recorded used blocks of the 24c 1869, not counting the unique Invert block, are as follows (each identified by a recent owner):
1) ex Rose, VF centering, fancy circle of V's cancel neatly struck on each stamp, minor wrinkling causing light creasing, top right stamp small margin tear (Sale 1224, lot 126)
2) ex Bechtel and Dr. Heimburger, EF centering, circular cork cancels over each vignette, strengthened perf separations, trivial tiny tear, the block offered here
3) ex Ishikawa, Eubanks and Curtis (Sale 1084, lot 3339), VF centering, circle of wedges cancel, left stamps few small tears
4) ex Anderson, Fine centering to top right, circle of wedges cancel
5) ex Klein, Fine centering to left, quartered cork cancels, light corner crease at bottom right and several rejoined perfs
6) ex Lopez and Price and from our 1965, 1992 and 2001 Rarities sales, perfs cutting in at right, cork cancels (Sale 1209, lot 1146).
Ex Bechtel and Dr. Heimburger. With 2013 P.F. certificate.
