Sale 953 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 25-28 March, 2008
Category — Revenues (Second Issue)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1840
TC
$500.00 Red, Green & Black, Trial Color Proof on Bond (R133TC). Stamp size, intense colors and detailed impressionsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE TRIAL COLOR PROOF OF THE $500.00 LARGE PERSIAN RUG ISSUE ON BOND PAPER. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN.
Illustrated in the Kingsley book on p. 43. Undervalued in Scott, in our opinion.
5,000
11,000