Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017

Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
94
c
Sale 1159, Lot 94, 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)5c Red Brown (75). Vivid color, used with 10c Green and 30c Orange (68, 71), tied by segmented cork cancels and red "1d" British Colonial credit handstamp, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 Sep. 16" (1863) credit datestamp on blue folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, sender's route directive "via England p. Africa" and carried on that Cunarder which departed New York Sep. 16 and arrived Queenstown Sep. 25, red London transit, Nov. 10 and 14 transit and receiving backstamps, 30c with two small vertical tears at top, Very Fine, a beautiful 1861 Issue three-color franking from the Howland correspondence, with 2017 P.F. certificate

E. 1,000-1,500
1,000