Position 87-88/97-98 - 2005-10-20 Transaction Summary

Purchase Date:
2005-10-20
How Purchased:
Private Treaty
Where Purchased:
Shreves Philatelic Galleries
Auction No.:
Lot No.:
Sound/Fault:
Sound
Catalogue Value:
$ 0
Realized:
$ 0
Seller:

Description

Just after the Siegel auction of the Inverted Jenny plate block in October 2005, where purchased by Bill Gross for $2,970,000, it was traded to Mystic Stamp Company for the one-cent Z Grill. This allowed Mr. Gross to complete his collection of United States stamps.

Click here for the New York Times article on the trade.
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