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
2902
3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. I (11). Full margins to just touching at bottom right, deep rich color, tied by blue grid cancel with matching "Orono Me. Oct. 2" circular datestamp on 1856 cover to Orrington Me. with "Our Jessie" Fremont portrait, Milgram JF-50, with original contents, top flap tears, one barely extends to front of cover, otherwise Very Fine, Jessie Benton Fremont was the daughter of Senator Thomas Hart Benton and wife of famed explorer John C. Fremont, she did much to promote her husband's exploits and reputation, and she herself was a very popular American figure
E. 400-500
375