Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Five-Cent: Off-Cover (Scott 12)
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5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear, bright shade, neat strike of "Yankee Jim's (Cal.) Apr. 3" circular datestamp, right stamp faint vertical creaseVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE WITH THE YANKEE JIM'S DATESTAMP CANCEL. EXAMPLES USED FROM ANY POST OFFICE OTHER THAN NEW ORLEANS OR NEW YORK ARE SCARCE, AND THIS PAIR FROM THE WEST COAST IS RARE.
Ex Waterhouse, Mayer and "Golden Oak".
1,650
2,500