Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
135
10c Yellow (116). Used with horizontal pair of 3c Ultramarine (114), tied by 5-Point Negative Star in Circle fancy cancel, "Hartford Ct. Mar. 25" (1870) circular datestamp on cover with printed address to Copenhagen, Denmark, red New York exchange office backstamp, German transit and large red "2-1/2" credit handstamp, cover with sealed tears at top not affecting stamps, Very Fine appearance, a colorful cover from the Warner correspondence, the rates to Denmark by N.G.U. mails were 13c prepaid and 16c unpaid, the Hartford mail clerk apparently experienced significant confusion on this point as a number of the covers from this correspondence are overpaid
E. 1,500-2,000
1,800
