US Stamp Values Scott Catalog #361: 5c 1909 George Washington Bluish Paper. Page 1

U.S.; General Issues, 1909, 5¢ Blue, Bluish Paper, #361, l.h., reperfed bottom, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, PF (1996) cert. Scott $5,750. Estimate price $1,800-2,000.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1771

U.S.; General Issues, 1909, 5¢ Blue, Bluish Paper, #361, o.g., “reperfed at right and bottom”, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,750. Estimate $1,000-1,400.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1772

5c Blue, Bluish (Scott 361). Attractively centered, thin spot and some very trivial perf tip toning, Fine appearance, greenish blue Stanley Gibbons New York handstamp guarantee

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 431

United States 1909 Bluish Paper 1909 5c blue, h.r., beautiful color, wide margins, fresh and fine, with 1972 and 2015 PFCs

Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2015, Sale 201507, Lot 2130

1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper (Scott 361), disturbed o.g., attractive example of this scarce and terribly undervalued 5 cent bluish paper, with fantastic rich color; reperforated at top, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, 2015 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $5,750. Estimate $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2918

5c Blue, Bluish (Scott 361). Rich color, h.r. and small backstamp, Fine example of the rarest regularly-issued Bluish Paper stamp, exceeded in rarity only by the 4c and 8c values that were released by the government, with 1989 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 606

1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper. O.g., lightly hinged, rich color, wide margins; tiny natural paper inclusion at lower left, Very Fine, ex Hewitt, signed E. Stern, with 1982 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 361; $5,750. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1909 5¢ BLUE ON BLUISH PAPER. THE RAREST OF THE REGULARLY ISSUED BLUISH PAPERS.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 2351

o 1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper (361), excellent centering, enhanced by expert reperfing at bottom, rich color, light 1911 duplex cancel. Nearly invisible pressed out corner crease. Extremely Fine appearance. Scott $17,500 A CHOICE APPEARING USED SINGLE, AND AN IMPORTANT BLUISH PAPER AND 20TH CENTURY RARITY, WITH ONLY 5 CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION, ONLY ONE OTHER OFF COVER (ALSO WITH A FAULT). Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate. Provenance: Twigg-Smith.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 170

5c Blue, Bluish (Scott 361). Lightly hinged, intense shade on deeply blued paper, well-centered with enormous margin at bottom VERY FINE AND AN UNUSUALLY WIDE-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BLUISH PAPER. The Bluish Paper stamps are notoriously difficult to find well-centered. The stamp offered here, with three wide and well-balanced margins and a huge margin at bottom, is a condition rarity. With 1969 and 1996 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1093, Lot 164

5c Blue, Bluish (Scott 361). Mint N.H., rich color on deeply blued paper, perfect centering with unusually wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. WITHOUT QUESTION THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT WASHINGTON ON BLUISH PAPER IN EXISTENCE. A REMARKABLE STAMP IN TERMS OF GUM, CENTERING, SIZE OF MARGINS AND COLOR. THIS SUPERB STAMP HAS BEEN GRADED XF-90 BY P.S.E. — THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE. We have only been able to locate two examples comparable to the stamp offered here. One was offered in the Zoellner sale. The other was offered in the Floyd sale held by Shreves. Ex “Beverly Hills”. 2005 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies. With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ value $25,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded in the P.S.E. Population Report and no other example shares this grade.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1093, Lot 163

5c Blue, Bluish (Scott 361). Rich color on nicely blued paper FINE EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 5-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER. The 5c is the third rarest of the set and the rarest of the regularly-issued Bluish Paper stamps. The 4c and 8c were released by postal officials and not sold through the post office. With 2000 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1473

1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper (Scott 361), o.g., small hinge remnant (handstamp on gum), good looking example of this notoriously difficult stamp, with ravishing rich color and clear impression; reperforated at the top, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $5,750. Estimate price $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2014, Sale 661, Lot 307

1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper (Scott 361), o.g., previously hinged, wonderfully fresh example of this incredibly scarce and undervalued Bluish Paper, missing from most collections; small thin at upper right, Fine appearance, 2000 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $5,750. Estimate $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 433

1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper (Scott 361), o.g., lightly hinged, absolutely stunning top quality example of this rare and undervalued 5 cent Bluish Paper; an incredibly fresh example both front and back with gleaming fresh gum without any handstamps that normally plague these scarce blue paper issues; just a gorgeous stamp, Very Fine, 1993 P.F.C. and 2011 P.S.E. certificate graded VF-80 (1 of only 3 examples achieving this impressive grade, with a mere 2 others currently grading higher). SMQ $5,750 in the grade of VF-80. Scott $5,750. Estimate $5,000 – 7,500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 435

U.S. General Issues, 1909, 5¢ Blue, Bluish Paper, #361, o.g. (h.r.), “two tiny thins at lower right and minor semi-circular indentation in gum lower right”, Fine to Very Fine appearance, Weiss (2010) cert. Scott $5,750. Estimate $1,000-1,200.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2014, Sale 102, Lot 1990