Sale 1144 — Smithsonian National Postal Museum Benefit Auction

Sale Date — Tuesday, 13 December, 2016

Category — 3c 1851-56 Issue, Dull Red & Shades (Scott 11-11A)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
92
 
Sale 1144, Lot 92, 3c 1851-56 Issue, Dull Red & Shades (Scott 11-11A)3c Orange Red, Horizontal Roulette (11A var). Position 33R2L, huge margins to in including significant portion of adjoining stamp at right (really almost a pair), large part original gum, h.r., "cancelled" by intersecting ruled lines, showing clear roulettes at top and bottom, Very Fine, scarce, these were likely done on a Bemrose rouletter and no doubt come from the same sheet, they were probably done in 1855, we sold the position just below this, with same portion of the adjoining stamp at right and with matching vertical lines, in our 2008 sale of the W. Wilson Hulme collection (Siegel Sale 964, lot 215, realized $3,750 hammer)

E. 2,000-3,000
3,000