Sale 1115 — A European Connoisseur's Collection of U.S. Classic Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 December, 2015
Category — 10c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 13-14)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2129
10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins all around, intense shade and sharp impression -- perfection -- tied by clear strike of "Biddeford Me. Jan. 31" circular datestamp on small cover to Yankee Jim's, Cal., two small faint stain spots at lower right which we ordinarily would not mention but do so here to emphasize the extraordinary quality of this cover, Extremely Fine Gem stamp on a pristine cover, "W.H.C." (Colson) handstamp and notation on back that this cover was acquired from Colson in 1956 for $125, a measure of its quality and value more than a half-century ago
E. 400-500
1,100