Sale 968 — The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 27-28 January, 2009
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
150
30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Original gum, single hinge mark, brilliant colors, unusually wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. A REMARKABLY FRESH STAMP WITH TREMENDOUS VISUAL APPEAL.
Ex "Alford". With 1984 and 1998 P.F. and 1994 P.S.E. certificates
7,500
10,500