Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020

Category — 1847 Issue Covers

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1165
c
Sale 1230, Lot 1165, 1847 Issue Covers5c Dark Brown (1). Pre-printing paperfold, large margins to clear, deep dark color, worn-plate impression, tied by red grid cancel, used with Boston Mass., 1c Blue on Pelure (3LB1), matching "Boston 5cts. 14 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp ties 1c stamp, on blue folded cover to New York, Very Fine, unusual shade and pre-printing paperfold, USPCS census no. 3254, with 1985 P.F. certificate describing shade as Red Brown, with Calvert M Hahn opinion stating the shade of the 5c to be Dark Brown

E. 750-1,000
950