Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Three-Cent: Carriers and Locals
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
229
U.S.P.O., Philadelphia Pa., 1c Black (7LB13). Ample margins to just touching, cancelled by red star, used with 3c Dull Red, Type II (11A), ample margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 16" (ca. 1852) circular datestamp on buff cover to Waterford N.Y., second strike of red star on cover, etiquette label on backflap, small cover mends along right edgeVERY FINE. ONLY ABOUT A DOZEN EXAMPLES OF THE ONE-CENT BLACK LITHOGRAPHED CARRIER STAMP ARE REPORTED, AND ONLY FOUR ARE KNOWN IN COMBINATION WITH THE 1851 ISSUE.
Ex Gibson and Hall. With 2004 P.F. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
1,800