Sale 1106 — 2015 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Thursday, 25 June, 2015
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue, 1875 Re-Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3105
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper, choice centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE.
The 1c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). 3,195 of the 1c were sold, by far the largest quantity of any denomination of the set. The remaining 6,805 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
With 1976 and 2014 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95)
800
3,500