Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — One-Cent: Plate One Late (Scott 7, 9)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
66
1c Blue, Type IV (9). Horizontal strip of three, tied by clear strike of "Cram, Rogers & Co/Express/Shasta" oval handstamp (Thomas CRA-101), conjunctive use with "Adams & Co/Express/Petaluma" oval on cover to Weatherville Cal., "PAID" boxed handstamp, manuscript "Enclosing Draft for /47 Gold", "2.50" express charge notation, slight overall soilingVERY FINE AND RARE USE OF THE ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE ON A CONJUNCTIVE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS COVER WITH SERVICE BY ADAMS & CO. AND CRAM, ROGERS & CO.
Adams & Co. picked up this cover in Petaluma and applied their oval handstamp and the "Paid" marking. Adams carried it to Shasta and passed it to Cram, Rogers & Co. for carriage to Weatherville. Cram, Rogers cancelled the stamps with their oval, but the cover never entered the U.S. mails.
Ex Kutz. With 1996 P.F. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
3,250