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 Three (Scott 7)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
95
c
Sale 1242, Lot 95, One-Cent: Plate Three (Scott 7)1c Blue, Type II, Plate 3 (7). Position 41L3, wonderful depth of color, with left sheet margin showing "nter, Casilear & Co. BANK NOTE" portion of imprint and part of "No." portion of plate number, tied by "New-York Oct. 15" circular datestamp on Sep. 19, 1856 market report from Wm. Coleman & Co. San Francisco, includes printed "Per Mail Steamer Sonora" in heading, addressed to Richmond Va., Very Fine, a rare and desirable on-cover example of the 1c 1851 Issue from Plate 3 showing part of the imprint, ex Newbury, Cowitt and Allan Fox

E. 1,500-2,000
1,400