US 1869 15c 'Landing of Columbus' Invert
- Maker
- United States (USPOD), National Bank Note Co.
- Year
- 1869
- Rank
- 26 of 100
US 1869 15c 'Landing of Columbus' Invert
US 1869 15c 'Landing of Columbus' Invert by United States (USPOD), National Bank Note Co. (1869) is ranked 26 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $757,100 on 9 February 2008. One of the three classic 1869 Pictorial inverts and the rarest in unused form — a cornerstone of any serious US classics exhibit.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
One of the three classic 1869 Pictorial inverts and the rarest in unused form — a cornerstone of any serious US classics exhibit.
Scott 119b, 15c brown & blue, center (Type II) inverted; only ~3 known unused
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $757,100
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 9 February 2008
Unused example, Newport collection, Philip Weiss Auctions, 9 Feb 2008: $757,100.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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