Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011

Category — 3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 11-11A)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1459
c
Sale 1011, Lot 1459, 3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 11-11A)3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11). Margins to just in, tied by "New Orleans La. May 9" circular datestamp on "Toby's Express" blue cameo corner card cover to Alligator P.O. La., cameo design with eagle at top and Eaves imprint, barely reduced at right and stamp with minor flaw at bottom left, Very Fine example of this rare Toby's Express cover, several private expresses operated in the mid-to-late 1850's in conjunction with the Opelousas Railroad, this is the only one known to us to use a cameo corner card design

E. 750-1,000
800