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
120
10c Yellow Green, F. Grill, Very Thin Paper (96 var). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper, clearly-defined grillVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 10-CENT F GRILL ON VERY THIN PAPER.
In our experience, the Very Thin Paper variety comes in a distinct shade on semi-translucent paper. The example offered here is the only original-gum single contained in Power Search -- we have offered two blocks of four which probably also qualify.
With 1994 P.F. certificate which does not mention the variety
3,250
2,800