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10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 86L1, recut at top, original gum which covers approximately half the stamp, described as "small part original gum" on accompanying certificates, large margins to just touched at top right ornament, rich color, tiny thin at topFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE IV WITH PART ORIGINAL GUM. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES UNUSED STAMPS.
As an indication of rarity, we have offered fewer than a dozen unused copies with or without gum in all of our Rarities sales and in the last 16 years of auctions.
Ex Curtis. With 1988 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates. Scott Retail as original gum
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 86L1, recut at top, original gum which covers approximately half the stamp, described as "small part original gum" on accompanying certificates, large margins to just touched at top right ornament, rich color, tiny thin at topFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE IV WITH PART ORIGINAL GUM. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES UNUSED STAMPS.
As an indication of rarity, we have offered fewer than a dozen unused copies with or without gum in all of our Rarities sales and in the last 16 years of auctions.
Ex Curtis. With 1988 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates. Scott Retail as original gum
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 74L1, recut at top, slightly disturbed original gum, ample to full margins all around, completely soundVERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SOUND, FOUR-MARGIN ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE IV IMPERFORATE. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES UNUSED STAMPS.
Our sale records contain only six examples of the imperforate 1855 10c Type IV with large part original gum or full original gum, including the stamp offered here. None of the other five stamps are sound. This represents an extraordinary opportunity to obtain this rare classic imperforate stamp in sound original-gum condition.
Ex "Ambassador." With 2015 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 86L1, recut at top, original gum, large margins to full at top, rich color, faint horizontal crease at bottom mostly in marginVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE FOUR-MARGIN ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE IV IMPERFORATE. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES UNUSED STAMPS.
As an indication of rarity, we have offered only ten other unused copies in all of our Rarities sales and in the last 20 years of our auctions, and only one of those has full original gum (five have part original gum and one has disturbed gum)
With 1999 P.S.E. certificate.
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 86L1, recut at top, original gum which covers approximately half the stamp, described as "small part original gum" on accompanying certificates, large margins to just touched at top right ornament, rich color, tiny thin at topFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE IV WITH PART ORIGINAL GUM. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES UNUSED STAMPS.
As an indication of rarity, we have offered only nine unused copies (four without gum, five with gum) in all of our Rarities sales and in the last 14 years of auctions. Apart from the recent Frelinghuysen sale, the last time we offered an example with original gum was in our 1999 Golin sale.
With 1988 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates. Scott Retail as no gum $15,000.00. Scott Retail as with gum
10c Green, Ty. II-IV (14-16). Positions 53-54L1, horizontal pair, right stamp Type IV and recut at bottom, disturbed original gum, small h.r., large margins to clear, pretty shade, diagonal crease affects both stamps, small tear at bottom of right stamp almost entirely in margin, few toned spots mostly caused by light gum soaksVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM HORIZONTAL PAIR OF THE TYPE II AND IV IMPERFORATE 10-CENT. THE TYPE IV IS EXTREMELY RARE IN UNUSED CONDITION.
This is the first unused combination multiple containing a Type IV that we have offered since keeping computerized records. We have offered only about a dozen single unused examples of the Type IV.
Scott Retail $42,500.00
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 55L1, recut at bottom, traces of original gum, large margins to clear, rich color, expertly repaired in left margin, some toning at topFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE IV WITH ORIGINAL GUM, WHICH IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES STAMPS.
As an indication of rarity, we have offered only nine unused copies (four without gum, five with gum) in all of our Rarities sales and in the last 14 years of auctions. The last time we sold an example with any original gum was in the 1999 Golin sale (Sale 812).
With 1990 A.P.S. certificate. Scott Retail as no gum $16,000.00. Scott Retail as with gum
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 74L1 recut at top, large to huge margins, certificate states "part o.g." but original gum covers entire back, faint offset and adherence from a 1c Express revenue stamp, lightly and evenly toned, invisible corner crease at upper right shows only in fluidEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE IV WITH ORIGINAL GUM IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL CLASSIC UNITED STATES STAMPS. A LARGE-MARGINED AND VERY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE.
With 1992 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Type IV (16). Position 64L1, Recut at Top and Bottom (the only double recut position), unused, large to huge margins, rich color, minute corner crease at extreme bottom right completely clear of design and not noted on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine, quite possibly the finest unused Type IV Position 64L1 extant, ex Lilly, Seymour and Wunderlich, with 1968 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Recut at Top, Pos. 74L, Margins All Around, Deep Shade, part o.g., small adherence, with P.F. Certificate which states "stained" (in our opinion "light toning"), otherwise Very Fine, Rare Unused
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