Sale 982 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 16-18 December, 2009

Category — 1909 Bluish Paper Issue (Scott 357-366)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5750
 
Sale 982, Lot 5750, 1909 Bluish Paper Issue (Scott 357-366)8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Deep rich color on clearly blued paper, faintly hinged, right perfs close but clear

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.

30,000
8,000