2019-07-11 Thu

From 23rd to 25th July, Robert A. Siegel is going to auction interesting philatelic material issued by the US and the Confederate States. One of the highlights is a strip of three 10¢ black stamps featuring George Washington with distinct red grid cancels. It has large margins on the left and is in at the bottom. The item will be offered along with a 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate. It has an officially listed market value of $10,000. However, the listing suggests that it’s difficult to value the stamp accurately.

Another offering to look out for is a 2¢ carmine stamp featuring George Washington that was issued in 1916. The item belongs to Depew estate and is type II horizontal coil as a used joint line pair. It has a light duplex cancel. Experts believe that only 12 known examples of this combination exist today. One is a strip of three and another in a strip of five. The offered item has a listed market value of $20,000 but the listing also mentions that it’s difficult to evaluate the item. The top-right corner of the right stamp has a little corner crease.

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