Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Three-Cent: Covers and Fancy Cancels
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
199
3c Dull Red, Type II (11A). Full margins to clear, tied by "Detroit Mich. Oct. 4" circular datestamp with bold strike of "Money/Registered/Detroit" oval handstamp on buff cover addressed to New York City, Extremely Fine and very rare, prior to March 1855 there was no formal system of registered mail, some postmasters improvised and created informal systems for tracking letters containing valuables, this Detroit marking is the only example we have offered in at least 30 years, ex Malcolm and Jarrett, with 2015 P.F. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
4,750