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: NYFM, Canada (Scott 1)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
98
5c Red Brown (1). Three large margins, just in at bottom, stitch watermark, bright shade and worn-plate impression, perfect strike of Nova Scotia 13-bar oval grid cancel, second strike at right, Very Fine, a phenomenal cancel on the 1847 Issue and possibly unique, ex Rust, Stollnitz, Saadi and Gross, with 1996 P.F. certificate, Scott assigns a $3,000.00 premium for a Canadian cancel, which is more commonly seen
E. 1,000-1,500
850
