Sale 1115 — A European Connoisseur's Collection of U.S. Classic Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 December, 2015
Category — 1861-66 Issue, cont. (Scott 68-70c)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2217
24c Red Lilac (70). Two, well-centered, each stamp has extraordinarily rich color with distinctive purplish hue, cancelled by red grids, matching "N. York Br. Packet 38 Jan. 30" (1863) credit datestamp on bright fresh cover to Manchester, England, sender's Cunard steamship directive "Per Africa", receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, having been sheltered from light and the elements for half a century, the stamps on the cover retain the original true early Red Lilac color that is so rarely seen among today's overexposed examples
E. 750-1,000
5,250