Sale 1144 — Smithsonian National Postal Museum Benefit Auction
Sale Date — Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
Category — 1851-56 Postal History: Foreign Mail
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
244
3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. II (11A). Large margins to just in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Jun. 28" circular datestamp on 1852 folded letter to New York and forwarded to Canton, China, carried from New York to China outside of the mails and endorsed "pr Gertrude", docketing on back indicates received Jan. 4, 1853 (five months in transit), vertical file folds not affecting stamp, Very Fine, an unusual use
E. 500-750
800