Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Three-Cent: Dull Red and Shades, Types I, II (Scott 11-11A)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
172
3c Dull Red, Type II, Major Plate Crack (11A var). Positions 74/84/94L5L, vertical strip of three, huge margins to full including part of adjoining stamps at left, each stamp shows the crack at right, rich color, blue grid cancels, few toned spots on back, Very Fine and choice, reported to be the only strip to show the entire plate crack, according to the Chase book six examples of so-called major cracks are known from the first nine "imperforate" plates, of these six, four are found on the late state of Plate 5
E. 1,000-1,500
2,600