Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Postmasters` Provisional thru 1857 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2744
1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Plate 4, large bottom and clear top margins clearly show the breaks that define the type, full to huge margins at sides, right side capturing portion of adjoining stamp, tied by "New York N.Y. May 24" circular datestamp with pencil "1857" on buff cover to New Millford Conn., pen docketing at left May 23, 1857, cover with some minor corner wear, Very Fine and an early use of a Ty. III stamp from Plate 4 (EDU is May 1, 1857), with 1975 P.F. certificate
3,000
1,600