Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Slavery and the Civil War, Lincoln, Patriotics, Sanitary Fair
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2913
3c Rose (65). Bright color, tied by "Springville Pa. Jan. 22" circular datestamp on blue "John Bull don't see it" cartoon cover to Auburn N.Y., J. G. Wells imprint, depicts the British "John Bull" character looking through a cotton bale as a Southern planter entices him with a cornucopia and a slave holds a "Southern Victory" sign, fresh and Very Fine, a rare design referencing the Confederacy's attempt to break Great Britain's neutrality
E. 500-750
900