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)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
438
c
Sale 1242, Lot 438, Twelve-Cent: Foreign Mails (Scott 17)12c Black (17). Positions 49-50R1, horizontal pair, right stamp shows small part of the imprint at lower right, large margins to in at top left, tied by two strikes of "Richmond Va. Dec. 15, 1856" circular datestamp on buff cover to London, England, carried on the Collins Line Atlantic, departing New York Dec. 20 and arriving Liverpool Jan. 7, 1857, red "3" credit handstamp and red London "Paid" arrival datestamp (Jan. 2), part of name in address crossed out, Very Fine, one of only three recorded 12c 1851 Issue covers showing any part of the imprint

E. 1,000-1,500
550