Sale 968B — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 22-25 September, 2009
Category — Postage Due (Scott J52-J76)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
836
1c Rose (J59). Mint N.H., sheet margin with plate no. 5541 selvage at top, enormous margins at sides, post office freshEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN INCALCULABLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1916 ONE-CENT PERF 10 UNWATERMARKED POSTAGE DUE ISSUE. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE.
The Perf 10 stamps were printed on unwatermarked paper for a brief time. Well-centered original-gum examples are exceedingly rare. This stamp was broken out of a plate block several years ago. The Extremely Fine Bureau imprint single from that block realized $16,000 in our 2006 Rarities of the World sale.
With 1988 P.F. certificate for plate block and 2003 P.F. certificate
10,000
9,500