Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Three-Cent: Illustrated Designs
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
222
3c Brownish Carmine, Type II (11A). Tied by partly clear strike of "Cleveland O. Dec. 6" (1852) circular datestamp on buff cover to Brooklyn N.Y. with "Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe" illustrated corner card, depicting slaves from a scene in the book, Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, Publishers and Booksellers of Cleveland above illustration, cover with edge repairs and silked, stamp with a couple margin faults, appears Very Fine, a wonderful 1851 Issue cover advertisement for this seminal book of American literature, with 2021 P.F. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
8,000