Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — 5c-12c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 12-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1473
5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to clear, used with 10c Green, Ty. I (31), tied by grids, "Donaldsonville La. Jan. 27" circular datestamp on small 1858 cover to Metz, France, red "New York Paid 6 Feb. 6" credit datestamp, red "3" credit applied over "6" in datestamp, red framed "PD" handstamp, various transit backstamps, small cover tear at top, 10c short perf at right, otherwise Fine, extremely rare use, only one other cover is known used from Donaldsonville which is the block of four on cover to France, sent almost two years prior to this, ex Mayer
E. 1,000-1,500
850