Sale 998 — The Raymond Vogel Collection, Part Two

Sale Date — Tuesday, 7 December, 2010

Category — Plate One Late Blocks

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
227
bl
Sale 998, Lot 227, Plate One Late Blocks1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Positions 88-90/98-100R1L, block of six, five stamps recut once at top, top left stamp recut once at top and bottom, huge margins all around including bottom right corner sheet margins and parts of five adjoining stamps, bright shade, bold strikes of "Pleasant Run Tex. Jan. 20" circular datestamps

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING USED BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IV FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE SHEET. SURELY ONE OF THE FINEST USED BLOCKS IN EXISTENCE.

Scott Retail as block of four and pair.

2,260
3,750