Very interesting, you've got my attention...
A few comments and a question:
Its a classic stamp but this one looks pretty inferior with a big cut, and mint but no gum...that always irks or troubles me. irked because who would remove gum back when? or is it used and altered to remove the cancel? I'd guess it goes a substantial discount--but mind you still very costly.
NSSC has this information for the board(though Wert already knows since he bought one recently!)
The stamp is scarlet vermilion, issued from 1857 onwards. Engraved, no watermark and imperforated. The paper is white, soft, think with cross-wire mesh. there were 5,000 stamps known to have been engraved.
There is only 1 known cover in existence, at a value seen at auction of US$50,000 (so shame on our predessors who floated off this stamp to trade it as a used stamp).
According to the latest Walsh NSSC (its #7 not Scott #6), prices seen at auction for a mint stamp have been around US$9,400 and used at $2,225.
My guess is that if it is certified at Mint, it would go for $4,000 to $6,000. If used, maybe $1,000. Just my opinion.
Now my dumb question: how the heck does weeda work? I've been there a few times, and I could not understand the process or way, it seemed confusing and I gave up. i'd appreciate a primer from someone who has used it. thanks |
Posted 04/15/2015 8:37 pm
