Sale 968 — The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 27-28 January, 2009
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue - Complete Set Without Grills (Scott 112b-122a)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
153
2c Brown, Without Grill (113b).Original gum, deep rich color and fine impression, attractive centeringVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITHOUT GRILL.
Most examples of this stamp are significantly off-center. As an indication of rarity, we have only offered seven others since keeping computerized records, and most of those are off-center.
With 1997 P.F. certificate
4,500
29,000