Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021

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Photo/Description

Cat./Est. Value

Realized

296

5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal strip of three, large margins to full, rich color, neat strikes of "Wilmington Del. Sep. 4" circular datestamp

VERY FINE. A SCARCE STRIP OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE CANCELLED AT WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

The vast majority of this issue was used in New Orleans. A block of four on cover from Wilmington, dated September 27, is also recorded.

Ex Emerson and Saadi. With 1983 (copy) and 1990 P.F. certificates

3,750

5,250