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Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection

Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018

Category — 1847 Issue Multiples and Plate Varieties

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
16°
 
Sale 1188, Lot 16, 1847 Issue Multiples and Plate VarietiesThe only known vertical pair of the 10¢ 1847 Issue with corner sheet margins

DESCRIPTION

10¢ Black (2), Positions 81/91R, vertical pair from the bottom left corner of the right pane with large even margins including huge interpane margin at left and sheet margin at bottom, deep shade and clear impression, lightly cancelled by red grids

PROVENANCE

* Frank R. Sweet

* H. R. Harmer sale, 11/25-26/1963, lot 153

* A. Richard Engel, Corinphila, 5/29/1975, Sale 58

* Walter C. Klein, Christie’s Robson Lowe sale, 9/27/1988, lot 32

* Dr. Robert Hinrichs, Shreves Philatelic Galleries sale, 5/21/2004, lot 40, to William H. Gross

CERTIFICATION

* The Philatelic Foundation (1974)

CONDITION NOTES

* Extremely Fine; faint scored line in bottom margin far from printed design (not noted on certificate)

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E. 15,000-20,000
37,500
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