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)
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Cat./Est. Value
Realized
154
3c Ultramarine, Without Grill (114a). Original gum, fresh and bright, lovely colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITHOUT GRILL. THE LOWER-VALUE 1869'S WITHOUT GRILL ARE MUCH RARER THAN THE HIGH VALUES, AND THEY ARE SELDOM ENCOUNTERED IN CHOICE CONDITION.
We have only offered fourteen other unused examples in our computerized records, which includes all of our Rarities sales plus 15 years of auctions.
With 1994 and 2004 P.F. certificates
12,500
17,000