Sale 1217 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday, 3 March, 2020

Category — 3c 1851-57 Issues - Unusual Postal Markings and Cancels

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
578
 
Sale 1217, Lot 578, 3c 1851-57 Issues - Unusual Postal Markings and Cancels3c Orange Brown, Ty. I (10). Position 18R1i, pen-cancelled, affixed to blue rebacked cover front only and folded as a full cover, clear strike of "LEO N.C." heart-shaped fancy town handstamp with "Nov. 3" pen date, stamp with some stray adhesive from the rebacking, Very Fine strike and extremely rare, ex Beals and Wagshal, this is the Simpson-Alexander listing example, which is rated as Rarity 10, only two or three examples are recorded -- the only other we have offered is on a stampless cover

E. 750-1,000
650