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
303
5c Red Brown (12). Vertical pair, full margins at left and bottom, just in at top and right, tied by grid cancels, matching well-struck "Auburn N.Y. Apr. 16" (1857) circular datestamp on buff cover to the U.S. Mint at San Francisco, fresh and Fine, a rare use of the 5c 1856 Issue paying the 10c rate for distances over 3,000 miles, the U.S. Mint was opened in San Francisco in 1854 to help turn the newly discovered gold into coins, ex Mayer (book, p. 38), with 2006 P.F. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
2,500