Sale 1219 — The Edward Morton Collection of Outstanding Quality U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 8-9 April, 2020
Category — 3c 1851 Issue (Scott 10-11A)
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3c 1856 Orange Brown, Ty. I (11 var). Plate 8, three large margins, clear to barely in at bottom, beautiful rich color in the true 1856 Orange Brown shade, tied by blue "Harrisburg Pa. Oct. 27" (1856) circular datestamp on buff cover to Columbia Pa. with Buchanan and Breckinridge three-quarter portraits in ornate frame 1856 campaign design, Milgram JB-9EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE 1856 CAMPAIGN DESIGN WITH PORTRAITS OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY CANDIDATES JAMES BUCHANAN AND JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE WITH THE ADDED PHILATELIC ATTRACTION OF A 3-CENT 1856 ORANGE BROWN STAMP.
This 3c 1851 stamp comes from Plate 8 (EDU Apr. 15, 1856) and was printed in the distinctive 1856 Orange Brown shade, which closely resembles the Orange Brown of early 1852 (Scott 10/10A).
Ex Dr. Brandon. With 2014 P.F. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
2,500