Sale 1120 — Outstanding United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 17-18 March, 2016

Category — Carrier Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1711
c
Sale 1120, Lot 1711, Carrier IssuesHonour's City Post, Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish (4LB13). Huge margins to in at top right, including large portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, ms "2" cancel, used with 3c Rose, Ty. I (25), sheet margin at left with centerline, tied by "Charleston S.C. Aug. 13, 1857" circular datestamp on orange-buff cover to Rochester N.Y., Very Fine and rare, only 12 genuine covers are recorded with the border-of-links stamp, which was issued by Honour's in late 1857, with 2015 P.F. certificate

E. 1,000-1,500
750