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Lot 15

A Strip of Five United States 1938 Dark Blue & Carmine Airmail with a Vertical Imperforate Pair 6-Cent Stamps
#C23b
Sale 507 - The Lost Jenny 79
Feb 15, 2017 12:00PM
Live / 1338 West Lake Street
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Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000
Price Realized
$6,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Strip of Five United States 1938 Dark Blue & Carmine Airmail with a Vertical Imperforate Pair 6-Cent Stamps #C23b with certification from The Philatelic Foundation, stating: 'Unused, OG, Genuine, Never Hinged, except previously hinged in the margins at left and right; the error pair with a faint diagonal crease at top left and both stamps with faint vertical crayon marks', together with a block of six and block of twelve #467 carmine 2/5-cent error and a single and a plate-block of eight 1918 Curtiss Jenny double-transfer 6-cent stamps.
Literature: The sheet from which this strip came was advertised on December 14, 1940 by Emil Bruechig. The imperforate pair represents positions 16 and 17 on the sheet.
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