Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — Twelve-Cent: Foreign Mails (Scott 17)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
436
12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, left stamp small corner nick and creased by file fold, tied by blue "Salt Lake City U.T. Dec. 1" (1855) territorial circular datestamp on cover to Ely, England, red "19" credit handstamp, red Liverpool and London transit datestamps (Mar. 27), the latter ties pair, blurry strike of green arrival datestampVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE ON A TRANSATLANTIC COVER FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TERRITORY.
This was carried on the Central Overland route to Fort Leavenworth via Fort Laramie and Fort Kearney after being held up by winter snows. The delay caused the mail to wait until the March 12, 1856, sailing of the Cunarder America from Boston, arriving Liverpool March 27.
E. 2,000-3,000
1,600