Sale 1144 — Smithsonian National Postal Museum Benefit Auction
Sale Date — Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
Category — 1851-56 Postal History: Railroad & Waterway Markings
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
195
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 99L1L, huge margins to clear including part of adjoining stamps at sides and bottom sheet margin, cancelled by blue propeller fancy cancel, matching "Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Dec. 7" route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded cover with some accounting on inside and note indicating "letter headed Charleston 6 Dec. 1851", to New York, Very Fine and choice, the propeller cancel is found on the 1847 Issue, with 1987 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
900