Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers

Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012

Category — Cape of Good Hope thru Germany

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3081
 
Sale 1037, Lot 3081, Cape of Good Hope thru GermanySAXONY, 1850, 3pf Brown Red (1c; Michel 1c). Plate III, Position 13, large margins to full and showing full dividing line between stamps at right, bright color in the distinctive Brown Red shade, neat strike of Bischofswerda circular datestamp of August 1851

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND AND FOUR-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE SAXONY FIRST ISSUE IN THE BROWN RED SHADE, WITH A CLEAR CONTEMPORARY CANCEL.

With 1930 R.P.S., 1986 Buhler and 2004 Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel certificates.

11,575
4,000