Sale 924 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 3: Bank Note and Bureau Issues and Postage Dues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 14 November, 2006
Category — 1895-97 Watermarked Bureau Postage Due Issue
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
165
10c Carmine (J42 var). Mint N.H. with bottom left corner selvage, brilliant color and detailed impression on post-office fresh paper, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins on all sidesEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 10-CENT WATERMARKED POSTAGE DUE ISSUE IN THE CARMINE SUB-SHADE. THIS MAY WELL BE THE FINEST COPY IN EXISTENCE. A REMARKABLE STAMP.
With 2003 P.F. certificate
290
1,600