Sale 930 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 February, 2007
Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1740
30c Orange (71). Original gum, brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printed, well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE, WITH WONDERFUL GUM, CENTERING, COLOR AND PERFORATIONS.
The narrowly-spaced 30c 1861 plate left very little room for the 12-gauge perforations between stamps. Consequently, examples with wide margins at sides are extremely rare -- this fact is acknowledged in the Scott Catalogue footnote to No. 71.
2,250
2,700