Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — One-Cent: Plate Four (Scott 6-8A)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
117
1c Blue, Type II, Plate 4 (7). Positions 7-9R4, horizontal strip of three, large margins to just in at sides, tied by single partly clear strike of Binghamton N.Y. circular datestamp on buff cover to New York City with Mount Prospect Water Cure, Binghamton corner card, slight surface rubbing between left and middle stamps, still Very Fine and rare, the top row of Plate 4 produced Type II stamps with the complete design at top, these distinctive positions are highly regarded by specialists and described as "rare" and "beautiful" in Neinken (pp. 269-270), ex Cowitt, Cipolla and Allan Fox
E. 1,500-2,000
2,400