Sale 958 — 2008 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 7 June, 2008
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue
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Cat./Est. Value
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585
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I, Double Grill (118 var). Original gum, showing clear second grill which slightly overlaps the first, pretty colorsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE I 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH SPLIT GRILL. OUR COMPUTERIZED RECORDS CONTAIN ONLY ONE OTHER EXAMPLE OFFERED IN ONE OF OUR AUCTIONS.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate. The only other unused example contained in our computerized records was offered in our 1983 Rarities sale.
18,000
10,500
