Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 March, 2013

Category — 1861-66 Issue and Encased Postage (Scott 56-78)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1287
 
Sale 1040, Lot 1287, 1861-66 Issue and Encased Postage (Scott 56-78)3c Pink (64). Bright color with hint of blue of Pigeon Blood Pink shade, neat grid of squares cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Zoellner where offered as a pair of Pigeon Blood Pink, which it was and might still be in theory (the effect of light has diminished shade), with 2009 P.F. certificate as Pink shade

850
1,500