Sale 968 — The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 27-28 January, 2009
Category — 1868 Regular-Production Grilled Issue (F Grill, Scott 92-100)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
118
3c Red, F. Grill, Printed on Both Sides (94d). Block of eighteen with selvage at top and left and with full imprint, parts of seven stamps printed on back with imprint and plate no. 35, original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, clear grills, few trivial perf separations and toned specks not mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE. THE UNIQUE UNUSED MULTIPLE OF THE 1868 3-CENT F GRILL PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES, WHICH CONTAINS THE ONLY UNUSED EXAMPLES OF THIS GREAT RARITY (ONE USED IS RECORDED). THE PRESENCE OF THE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER ON THE REVERSE ADDS TO THE SPECTACULAR CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF THIS MULTIPLE.
For several years we have kept comprehensive census records for U.S. stamps printed on both sides. For Scott 94, we record only one used single and this unused multiple.
Ex Herzog and Chapin (acquired privately). With 1972 and 2003 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail as six singles.
45,000
47,500