US 1909 2c Lincoln 'Bluish Paper'
- Maker
- United States (USPOD), Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Year
- 1909
- Rank
- 35 of 100
US 1909 2c Lincoln 'Bluish Paper'
US 1909 2c Lincoln 'Bluish Paper' by United States (USPOD), Bureau of Engraving and Printing (1909) is ranked 35 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $320 on 1 January 2015, which is not a sale. A scarce experimental-paper variety and a recognized key to the Washington-Franklin specialist collection.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
A scarce experimental-paper variety and a recognized key to the Washington-Franklin specialist collection.
Scott 369, 2c carmine on experimental bluish (rag-content) paper; ~4,000 printed; MNH single
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $320
- Kind
- Price-guide value, not a sale
- Date
- 1 January 2015
Scott catalogue value $320 MNH single ($250 used). Realized MNH singles ran $130-$400; plate blocks reach into the thousands.
This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind 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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