Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018

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Category — 1c-3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 6-11A)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2107
 
Sale 1179, Lot 2107, 1c-3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 6-11A)1851 3c Dull Red Complete Calendar (11-11A). Absolutely remarkable assemblage containing 366 used stamps, each individually mounted on hand-made pages arranged by month with bold strikes of circular datestamps showing every date of the year, including a very rare Feb. 29 (leap year), range of shades and even a few sheet-margin examples, accompanied by separate pages that list well over half the positions comprising the calendar, usual mixed quality

FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE COMPLETE CALENDAR ASSEMBLED FROM THE 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE. A DAUNTING UNDERTAKING AND A WONDERFUL CONVERSATION PIECE.

Scott Retail of basic stamps alone is $5,490.00 which obviously does not reflect the difficulty of assembling this calendar that would take years to recreate.

E. 2,000-3,000
1,700