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
174
3c Dull Red, Type I (11). Margins to just in, cancelled by clear strike of red "Supplementary Mail" Type A octagonal handstamp, tiny edge thins, Very Fine strike and extremely rare on an 1851 Issue stamp, we have not encountered another, also very likely an extremely early use of the marking, with clear 1980 P.F. certificate, accompanied by a brief analysis discussing why it may pre-date the known on-cover uses by several years
E. 300-400
1,800