Sale 1277 — The Adventurer Collection of United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 March, 2023

Category — Postage Due, Offices in China

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2407
og
Sale 1277, Lot 2407, Postage Due, Offices in China50c Carmine Lake (J58). Original gum, barely hinged, brilliant color on post-office fresh paper

VERY FINE. THE 1914 50-CENT POSTAGE DUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL POSTAGE DUE STAMPS.

Scott No. J58 has the highest catalogue value of any regularly issued Postage Due stamp. Only the 1c-3c Special Printings, Scott Nos. J8-J10, catalogue higher. This stamp is a key to an important collection of the Postage Due issues.

With 1999 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates

11,500
6,250