Sale 972 — The Laila Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Tuesday, 27-28 April, 2009
Category — 1909 Bluish Paper Issue (Scott 357-366)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3303
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Lightly hinged, intense color on deeply blued paper, wide margins for this difficult issue, light pencil notation on backEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFULLY-CENTERED AND FRESH ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT BLUISH PAPER.
According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 175), the only source of the 4c and 8c Bluish paper stamps was the archives of the Post Office Department. Approximately 80 of each were traded for rare stamps missing from the archives.
With 2000 P.F. certificate
30,000
17,500