Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Three-Cent: Territorial and Western
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
239
3c Dull Red, Type II (11A). Neat penstrokes cancel, manuscript "Fort Kearney N.T. Aug. 30" (1857) territorial postmark on cover to Concord N.H., back separated but complete, some minor edge mends, appears Very Fine, this was sent by a member of the troops who were dispatched to Salt Lake City by President Buchanan to put down a rumored Mormon insurrection in 1857, the Mormons destroyed Fort Bridger before the expedition arrived
E. 300-400
250