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

Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 December, 2015

Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-67)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2205
 
Sale 1115, Lot 2205, 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-67)5c Brown Yellow (67a). Well-centered, bright shade -- described as Scott 67 on certificate, but it is the Brown Yellow, Scott 67a -- cancelled by Cincinnati "Prison Bars" framed grid cancel in brilliant green, tiny margin tear at bottom, a truly negligible flaw considering the Very Fine appearance and great rarity of this stamp with a green cancellation, with 2015 P.F. certificate which states that the stamp is reperfed at left, but we disagree, it aligns perfectly with right side in Photoshop test, and the mate to this stamp with the same green cancel was offered in our Wagshal sale and has the same approximate width, these are the only two Scott 67/67a stamps with green cancels known to us

2,000
1,600