Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Slavery and the Civil War, Slave Related, Liberia, Anti Slavery
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2898
1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Horizontal pair, tied by "Washington D.C. Free" circular datestamp on folded wrapper to Paris, France, red French "15c" due handstamp, "Charles Sumner, Senator" in manuscript on back, stamps with slight toning, cover with small tear at lower left, still Very Fine, scarce use from this famous abolitionist senator who once wrote "A queen on the scaffold is a less pitiful sight than a woman on the auction block", the letter was sent free of domestic postage, the 2c paid the shore-to-ship rate and French postage was collected from the recipient, with 2011 P.F. certificate, ex Neinken and Wagshal
E. 400-500
325