Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Twelve-Cent: Bisects (Scott 17a)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
429
12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Lower left half, tied by centrally struck "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 13 Paid 6" (1853) 6c integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Boston Mass., endorsed "Via Panama/15 July 53", carried on the PMSS John L. Stephens from San Francisco on Jul. 16, arriving Panama Jul. 29, after crossing the Isthmus to Aspinwall carried on the USMSC Georgia, arriving New York on Aug. 29, date docketing on flapEXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING BISECT OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE IN VERY CHOICE CONDITION.
Ex Caspary and Rose. With 1999 P.F. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
3,250