R115 Unlisted Perf 8

Got my certificate back (finally! after two months) from the PF and they deemed this R115 perf 8 genuine.

Found it in a bulk ebay lot.

Would that happen to be the one NY Stamps had a few months ago? Great find either way.

Yes. Took a chance and it turned out well.

Awesome find! Any more info on these?

Cool find!

I had a somewhat similar experience. Bought a plate block lot(that is what I collect) which had some random items thrown in, including a manila card containing some common revenue stamps. Tucked in that small card I found what looked like an R60b... after some thoughtful and very helpful advice from a member of SCF, I took the stamp to the PF in NYC. A very interesting experience. I even had a chance to speak with their revenue expert. A few months later a very pleasant response arrived. The stamp was genuine, without faults and graded XF 90. I was thrilled. Talk about being better lucky than good.

Given that I don't focus on revenue singles, I decided to sell the stamp to fund more plate numbering. So the stamp is now included in Siegel's upcoming "Weinberg" auction. In fact, it is the lot right before the one that is being discussed in another thread here on SCF.... you know the one that was chopped from a rare multiple to create a jumbo. Makes my heart break to see multiples chopped up like that.

Bob

Very nice! Wish I had seen it... I have the R112 perf 8, but not R115.

Glad you were successful, just a bit out of my reach though, lol. Awesome stamp!

Congrats to Bobplates as this discovery of the R60b did quite well in the auction last week.

Thank you very kindly. Received my R60b sale confirmation from Siegel today. Couldn't be more pleased.

Hats off to all of the folks on this forum that not only made it possible for me to make this discovery but also helped me out along the way!