Sale 968 — The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 27-28 January, 2009
Category — 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-17)
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10c Green, Ty. III (15). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins all around, intense shade and impression on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 IMPERFORATE 10-CENT TYPE II.
The majority of sound unused examples of the 10c 1855 are without gum, and the few original-gum singles have faults. This superb original-gum stamp has extraordinary freshness and full balanced margins. It ranks among the best three or four examples by our firm during the past 13 years.
Ex Bingham, Dupuy and Ishikawa. With 1972 P.F. certificate
5,000
5,750