US Stamp Value Scott Catalogue #366 – 1909 15c George Washington Bluish Paper. Page 8

1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, bluish paper (366), remarkably fresh with absolutely brilliant color, original gum, Fine. Scott $1,350 Expertization: 2001 PF Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2011, Sale 336, Lot 1275

1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, bluish paper (366), nicely centered with large margins and bright color, original gum, Very Fine. Scott price $1,350 Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate graded VF 80.

Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2011, Sale 336, Lot 1274

United States 1909 Bluish Paper 1909 15c ultramarine, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, l.h., fresh and v.f., with 1971 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Feb 2011, Sale 201102, Lot 94

United States 1909 Bluish Paper 1909 15c pale ultramarine, top right corner margin single, with Postmasters’ “X” in upper right selvage, n.h. (hinged in selvage), fine and rare positional piece, with 2001 PSE cert.

Cherrystone Auctions, Feb 2011, Sale 201102, Lot 95

15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (Scott 366). Mint N.H., from the top right corner of the sheet with full 23mm corner selvage, the stamp itself is perfectly centered with long full perforations all around, rich color, remarkably fresh EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EXTRAORDINARY STAMP — POST-OFFICE FRESH, PERFECTLY CENTERED, MINT NEVER-HINGED AND WITH FULL CORNER SHEET MARGINS. IN OUR EXPERIENCE, THIS IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE FINEST-QUALITY BLUISH PAPER STAMP IN EXISTENCE. The 4c and 8c stamps are correctly recognized as the rarest of the Bluish Paper issue, but they were never sold over the post office counter and used by the public. Of the values that were regularly issued, the 5c is the rarest, followed by the 13c, and then by the 15c, 10c, 6c and 3c (the 1c and 2c are common). If Mint Never-Hinged stamps are isolated from the supply available to collectors, the rarity factors increase significantly for all of the values. The 15c is extremely rare in well-centered Mint N.H. condition. This Mint Never-Hinged stamp, with full corner sheet margins and perfect centering, is not just the finest 15c Bluish Paper example we can locate in our extensive records — it is, in our opinion, the finest single example of any of the higher-denomination Bluish Paper stamps. There is simply nothing that compares to it. That said, the very slightly skewed perforations, which are often found in corner-margin positions, keeps this beautiful example from a grade of 90 or 95. However, stamps like this transcend numerical grading. Ex Whitman. With 2000 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85, SMQ $4,600.00). Only three have graded higher to date in the P.S.E. Population Report and only three others share this grade.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1000, Lot 1204

15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (Scott 366). Lightly hinged, bright color, beautiful centering and margins, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5929

15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (Scott 366). Mint N.H., bright color on deeply blued paper, Fine, with copy of 2004 P.S.E. certificate for block of four

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5928

15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (Scott 366). H.r., fresh color on clearly blued paper, Fine, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5931

15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (Scott 366). Strong bluish paper, barest trace of hinging, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5930

U.S.; General Issues, 1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, bluish paper, #366. N.h., reperfed at left, Fine to Very Fine, PSE (2002) cert. Scott $3,250. Estimate $750.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 87, Lot 281

1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, bluish paper (366), marvelous bright color and very slightly disturbed original gum, fresh and Fine. Scott price $1,350 Expertization: 2004 PSE Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 333, Lot 3739

1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, bluish paper (366), exceptionally fresh and bright, original gum, F.-V.F. Scott price $1,350

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 333, Lot 3740

U.S.; General Issues, 1909, 15¢ Pale Ultramarine, Bluish Paper, #366. O.g., Fine. Scott $1,350. Estimate $300-350.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jul 2010, Sale 86, Lot 521

15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (Scott 366). Mint N.H. with right sheet selvage, bright color, natural gum bend, Fine, with 1972 A.P.S. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 992, Lot 2446

15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (Scott 366). Mint N.H., bright shade, attractive centering and margins VERY FINE. A SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT BLUISH PAPER. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ value $4,600.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 992, Lot 2445