Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012

Category — 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5A-17)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1143
 
Sale 1026, Lot 1143, 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5A-17)W. Wilson Hulme Color Study of the Orange Brown 3c 1851 Issue (10-10A, 11A var). Mounted on typed index cards, arranged by plate with sub-shades identified, comprising Nos. 10/10A from Plates 1E (four), 1i (four), 2E (three), 5E (three), 0 (one), and four stamps and a cover in the Experimental Orange Brown shades from Plate 1L (Scott 11A), the quality of the stamps is better than often seen in color studies with only one pen cancel, margins clear to slightly in, the colors are vibrant and provide a fascinating contrast when seen together, a choice color study, Scott Retail as all normal Orange Brown and Experimental Orange Brown

6,670
2,100