Sale 953 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 25-28 March, 2008
Category — 1909 Bluish Paper Issue (Scott 357-366)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1002
10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Bright shade on nicely blued paper, light strike of Maine town framed handstamp, reperfed at right and small filled thin spotEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT BLUISH PAPER ON BLUISH PAPER. THERE ARE PROBABLY FEWER THAN 20 KNOWN USED COPIES IN EXISTENCE.
A search of the Philatelic Foundation records finds only eleven used singles and three used on cover.
With 1985 A.P.S. (not noting faults) and 2000 P.F. certificates
6,250
4,000