Sale 997 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010

Category — 10c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 31-35)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5272
ngbl
Sale 997, Lot 5272, 10c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 31-35)10c Green, Ty. II, III (32-33). Block of four, top pair Ty. III, bottom pair Ty. II, unused (no gum), rich color on fresh paper, intact perfs with parts of adjoining stamps at bottom, blind vertical perfs, bottom pair with light horizontal crease, bottom right stamp with small lightened soiled spot harshly described as cleaned on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE APPEARING AND EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE, COMBINING TYPES II AND III.

Very few unused blocks from the 10c Plate 1 are known. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Retail as original gum block $30,000.00. Scott Retail as no gum singles

9,000
3,250