Lot 393 o
Jayne & Son, 4¢ Red, Imperf, Old Paper, large margins, intensely rich color, crease and repaired central vertical cut through stamp, Extremely Fine appearance, an extremely rare example of the Jayne & Son 4¢ Red Imperforate on Old Paper, with only 4 examples recorded by Aldrich in the census, listed but unpriced in Scott; with 2012 P.F. certificate.Scott No. RS146Fa Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
The Joyce collection included one example of this stamp, which realized $6,500 hammer. It is interesting to note that both the red and orange color varieties of the Jayne & Son 4¢ issues on old paper, offered here, have a green offset on reverse in the shade that is similar to the green used on all other Jayne & Son 4¢ issues.
Realized: $3,750