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Gum:
NG
Condition:
Fault
Perf Condition:
Blind Perf
Paper Condition:
Thin
Summary
This stamp lost its gum after a German air raid flooded the vaults of Chancery Lane Safe Deposit in London on Sept. 4, 1940.
Owners:
Certification
1959
PF
IT IS GENUINE, NO GUM, TINY THIN
1964
PF
IT IS GENUINE, TINY THIN SPOT
1979
PF
IT IS GENUINE, TRIVIAL THIN SPOT
2025
PF
It is genuine, with a tiny thin speck above the "O" of "POSTAGE"
Transactions:
Date
Type
Where Sold
Seller
Buyer
Condition
Cat. Value
Realization
1918-05-20
Sound
–
$ 15,000
1918-05-21
Sound
–
$ 20,000
1947-00-00
Sound
$ 3,500
–
1959-03-25
RL London
Anon.
Sound
$ 6,000
$ 2,940
1964-03-25
Siegel
Anon.
Anon.
Fault
$ 11,000
$ 7,800
1978-03-25
JW Kaufmann
Anon.
Anon.
Fault
$ 50,000
$ 39,000
1979-10-24
Wolffers
Anon.
Anon.
Fault
$ 70,000
$ 77,000
1982-02-02
Kelleher
Anon.
Anon.
Fault
$ 145,000
–
1982-10-26
Stolow
Anon.
Fault
$ 145,000
$ 55,000
1986-00-00
Anon.
Fault
$ 110,000
–
1996-02-01
Christie's
Anon.
Anon.
Fault
$ 145,000
$ 79,500
Graph of Realizations for This Position in Relation to Catalogue Value:
Date
Type
Where Sold
Condition
Cat. Value
Realization
% Cat. Val.
1959-03-25
RL London
Sound
$ 6,000
$ 2,940
0.49
1964-03-25
Siegel
Fault
$ 11,000
$ 7,800
0.709
1978-03-25
JW Kaufmann
Fault
$ 50,000
$ 39,000
0.78
1979-10-24
Wolffers
Fault
$ 70,000
$ 77,000
1.1
1982-10-26
Stolow
Fault
$ 145,000
$ 55,000
0.379
1996-02-01
Christie's
Fault
$ 145,000
$ 79,500
0.548
Position 63: Scott Catalog Value vs. Realizations
