Sale 1277 — The Adventurer Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 March, 2023
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2081
24c Deep Violet, Re-Issue (109). Original gum, naturally brownish in places, perfectly centered, beautiful rich color and excellent clarity of impressionEXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE 1861-66 RE-ISSUES. THE 24-CENT IS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN THIS SELECT ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.
The 24c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. A total of 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 346 of the 24c were sold; the remaining 9,654 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Ex Hewitt and "Concord". With 1982, 1994 and 2015 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
6,000
6,500