Sale 1115 — A European Connoisseur's Collection of U.S. Classic Issues

Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 December, 2015

Category — 5c 1847 Issue, On-Cover (Scott 1)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2025
c
Sale 1115, Lot 2025, 5c 1847 Issue, On-Cover (Scott 1)5c Red Brown (1). Vertical pair, large even margins, beautiful bright shade and sharp impression, tied by four overlapping strikes of red "Paid" straightline handstamp with matching "Charleston S.C. 10 Oct. 7" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Philadelphia, from the Ludlow, Beebee & Co. correspondence

EXTREMELY FINE GEM PAIR ON A PRISTINE COVER WITH PERFECTLY STRUCK CHARLESTON S.C. DATESTAMP AND QUADRUPLE "PAID" CANCELLATION.

With 2015 P.F. certificate

E. 1,500-2,000
9,000