Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Great Britain: Stamps and Balances
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3021
GREAT BRITAIN, 1847-48, 1sh Pale Green, 10p Red Brown (5, 6; SG 54, 57). Large margins to just touched at right edge of 1sh, slightly overlapping and tied by "26" in grid, "DG MR-8, 1853" backstamp on folded cover to Canton, China, endorsed "Via Marseilles" at upper left, neat "Hong-Kong 24 AP 1853" transit backstamp, 1sh stamp with vertical crease at right, cover with horizontal file fold well away from stamps and some minor wearVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND DESIRABLE USE OF THE ONE-SHILLING AND 10-PENCE EMBOSSED ISSUES ON A COVER TO AUGUSTINE, HEARD AND COMPANY IN CANTON, CHINA.
Offered to the market for the first time in 23 years.
E. 2,000-3,000
4,000