Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016
Category — 1c-3c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-26A)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
354
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa-IIIa-III (22-22-21). Positions 47-49L4, left two stamps Type IIIa, right stamp Type III, tied by two strikes of "Keokuk, Iowa Feb. 11, 1858" circular datestamp on piece of buff cover, left stamp few unpunched perfs, Fine-Very Fine, a scarce combination strip, accompanied by plating note from Richard Celler which states in part "Neinken classifies the left two stamps as Ty. IIIa, but there are small breaks in bottom of both", Scott Retail as pair of Ty. IIIa-III and single Ty. IIIa
3,250
450
