Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — Fancy Cancellations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1300
3c Rose (65). Two covers bearing singles, each stamp tied by fancy "1867" handstamp cancel, one is positive (Skinner-Eno ND-Y7) and one is negative (Skinner-Eno unlisted), "Stafford Springs Conn." circular datestamps, negative strike cover with albino embossed hardware dealer corner card (with small nick at bottom of cover), Very Fine strikes and quite rare, as a pair these were believed to be unique by the late Hubert Skinner (with this the only recorded example of the negative strike), whether or not that is true this is a wonderful matched pair, each with 2011 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
550
