Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Twelve-Cent: Off-Cover (Scott 17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
399
12c Black (17). Positions 80/90L1, vertical pair, huge margins including right interpane sheet margin, intense shade and proof-like impression on bright paper, top stamp cancelled by vivid red grid, bottom stamp has face-free red cancel, sharp part strike of "America" transit datestamp in blue, tiny trivial corner crease at top leftEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN PAIRS OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE.
Vertical multiples of the 12c 1851 are scarcer than horizontal pairs. The vertical format, intensity of impression, margins and colorful cancels leave nothing to be desired in this pair.
Ex Cohen, Zoellner, Geary and Sharrer. With 1998 and 2009 P.F. certificates
E. 2,000-3,000
3,750