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

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

Category — Postmasters Provisionals thru 1847 Issue on Cover

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1788
c
Sale 1026, Lot 1788, Postmasters Provisionals thru 1847 Issue on Cover5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins except top left corner slightly diagonal just touching frameline, dark shade, tied by well-struck red "Ann Arbor Mic. Mar. 23" circular datestamp, repeated at left on 1848 blue folded letter to Detroit, light vertical file folds well away from left stamp which has a small corner nick, right stamp few tiny toned spots, otherwise Very Fine, a beautiful 5c 1847 cover, the rate from Ann Arbor to Detroit was 5c, this is an unusual double 5c rate, with 2011 P.F. certificate

E. 750-1,000
1,900