Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — 5c 1847 Issue, Cancellations: "Paid", "Way", Numerals (Scott 1)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
89
5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to clear at left, rich color from cleaned plate, bold strike of blue numeral "12" in double-line circle cancel of Philadelphia, Extremely Fine strike and very rare example of a 5c 1847 with a 12c rate handstamp, this is the clearest strike we have seen among the few examples listed in Power Search, with 2011 P.F. certificate
E. 750-1,000
450