Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Ten-Cent: Type I (Scott 13)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
337
10c Green, Type I (13). Three huge margins, ample at right, used with 1c Blue, Type IV (9) and 3c Dull Red, Type II (11A), two 1c (Positions 7L1L and 44L1L, different shades), full to large margins, 3c large margins to just barely in, tied by two bold strikes of "San Francisco Cal. 21 May" (1856) circular datestamp and red "United States" in oval cross-border handstamp on buff cover to Fredericton, New Brunswick, receiving backstamp, backflap removed and minor edge tears at top, 10c small barely detectable corner crease, still Very Fine, a rare 1851-55 Issue franking for the 15c West Coast rate to British North America, ex Emerson, Piller and Vogel
E. 750-1,000
3,250