Sale 1062 — The Golden Oak Collection of Superb United States
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 17-18 December, 2013
Category — 5c-12c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 12-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
117
5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear, bright shade, neat strike of "Yankee Jim's (Cal.) Apr. 3" circular datestamp, right stamp faint vertical creaseVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE WITH THE YANKEE JIM'S DATESTAMP CANCEL. EXAMPLES USED FROM ANY POST OFFICE OTHER THAN NEW ORLEANS ARE SCARCE, AND THIS PAIR FROM THE WEST COAST IS RARE.
Ex Waterhouse and Mayer.
1,650
2,200