Sale 976 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009
Category — 5c-12c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 12-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1180
10c Green, Ty. III-IV (15-16). Horizontal pair, Positions 63-64L1, right stamp recut at top and bottom, huge margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamps at sides, rich color on bright paper, neat strikes of circular datestamp and also red cancel at top leftEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB PAIR WITH ONE STAMP CONTAINING THE RARE TYPE IV RECUT AT BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM.
The cancels do not obscure the recut lines on the right stamp in this magnificent pair.
Ex Grunin. With 1977 P.F. certificate
2,200
5,750