Sale 1155 — United States and Confederate States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday, 9 May, 2017

Category — 1847 Issue used from Florida

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3172
c
Sale 1155, Lot 3172, 1847 Issue used from Florida5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, large margins to close at bottom right, tied by green grid cancel with matching "Tallahassee Flor. May 7" (1850) circular datestamp, addressed to Abingdon Va., slight overall toning, pair with small scissors-cut in top margin, still Fine and scarce 1847 cover with Florida origin and a true green cancel, the green ink used to cancel the stamp and postmark the letter is an unmistakable true green, not one of the impure greenish-blue green inks seen more frequently in this period

E. 1,000-1,500
800