Sale 976 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009
Category — 1909 Bluish Paper Issue (Scott 357-366)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1949
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). H.r., rich color on nicely blued paperVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT ON 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 1980 P.F. certificate
30,000
13,000
