Sale 1277 — The Adventurer Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 March, 2023
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 123-133a)
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15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue, Imperforate Horizontally (129a). Unused (no gum), deep rich colors and detailed impressions, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY.
In United States Postage Stamps of 1869, author Jonathan Rose states that only one sheet of 100 was issued. A significantly smaller group are still known to exist, and only about half have gum. We have offered only four with gum since 2002. The example offered here has exceptional centering.
With 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95).
5,000
10,500