Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Five-Cent: EDU and Domestic Covers (Scott 12)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
302
5c Red Brown (12). Three large margins including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, barely touched at top, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Apr. 8" circular datestamp with matching "SHIP" handstamp on cover to West Goldsborough Me., endorsed "Ship Letter" at left, cover expertly restored at left, appears Very Fine, a very rare use, delivered to the captain of a ship headed to Baltimore where it entered the mails, the stamp paid the 2c ship fee plus 3c domestic postage, the payment of this rate on a cover to a domestic address is very rare, ex Gibson and Dr. Kapiloff
E. 1,500-2,000
2,600