The Drucker Collection continued...

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE.

With 1972 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A FRESH ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

Only 1,535 were issued. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE ONLY RECORDED USED PAIR OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE. NO OTHER USED MULTIPLES ARE KNOWN.

This pair is part of a "set" of bicolor 1869 Re-issue pairs -- 15c, 24c, 30c and 90c values -- each cancelled by targets. The 15c and 24c, both vertical pairs, also have portions of blue crayon strokes applied, similar to registered mail passing through the British post office. The existence of this set was revealed in an Aug. 1985 Chronicle article. It is believed that the four pairs were originally used on one or more pieces of registered mail addressed to the English stamp collector, Sir Nicholas Waterhouse, from whose collection the four pairs emanated.

The 15c, 24c and 90c pairs are illustrated below. The 90c pair was offered in our sale of the Zoellner collection and realized $25,000 hammer. The 15c pair was sold in our 2001 Rarities sale for $5,500 hammer. The 24c pair was recently offered in our September 2002 auction. We would enjoy seeing a determined collector reunite the four pairs for the first time since the Waterhouse sale.

Ex Waterhouse and Juhring. With 1983 and 2002 P.F. certificates. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE.

With 1982 and 1984 P.F. certificates. (Image)