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
3025
GREAT BRITAIN, 1848, 10p Red Brown (6; SG 57). Horizontal pair, huge margins to just touched, used with 1841, 2p Blue (4; SG 14), LG, cancelled by "19" in barred ovals, "JX FE 24, 1854" backstamp on folded letter to Shanghai, China, endorsed "Via Marseilles" at left, neat "Hong-Kong 12 AP 1854" transit backstamp, manuscript "4" debit marking at right, docketed at left, light vertical file folds barely affect stampsVERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE FRANKING OF THE GREAT BRITAIN 10-PENCE EMBOSSED ISSUE ON A COVER TO SHANGHAI, CHINA.
An attractive and colorful use.
E. 3,000-4,000
7,500