Sale 1362 — The El Dorado Collection of Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 7-9 October, 2025
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
90c Blue, Re-Issue (111). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color on bright crisp paper, unusually choice centering
EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE.
The 90c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 317 of the 90c were sold; the remaining 9,683 were destroyed on July 16, 1884. The example offered here, with original gum, sound and well-centered, is a great rarity.
With 1997 P.F. and 1997 and 2012 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85). Only one grades higher (at 90, we have never offered it). Five others share this desirable grade but this is the first we have offered since 2005. The P.F. has also certified one at 90 and one at 95.
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