Sale 1133 — United States and Possessions

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 26-27 July, 2016

Category — 1c-2c 1869 Pictorial Issue, off-Cover (Scott 112-113)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
148
 
Sale 1133, Lot 148, 1c-2c 1869 Pictorial Issue, off-Cover (Scott 112-113)1c Buff (112). Clear strike of brown cork cancel, rich color, small surface scuff at bottom, Fine appearance and extremely rare, one of only two recorded brown cancels on the 1c 1869 Issue, illustrated in Chronicle 242 on p. 162 where it is stated that only approximately seven post offices used true brown cancels during the 1869 period, with 2009 P.F. certificate, listed but unpriced in Scott

E. 750-1,000
700