Sale 1284 — The Yellowstone Collection of 1847 Issue Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
Category — 1847 5-cent and 10-cent: The Turner Correspondence
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
519
5c Red Brown (1). Two singles, rich color, cleaned-plate impression, margins full to just touched, tied overlapping by red "St. Louis Mo. 10 Dec. 31" integral-rate circular datestamp, second strike at right on cover to South Boston Mass., right stamp some paper adherence and cover with minor edge toning and small scuff above right stamp, appears Very Fine, attractive over-300 miles rate cover from the Turner correspondence, which is known for overlapping stamps, discussed in a Nov. 2009 Chronicle article by Gordon Eubanks, who records 15 such overlapping pairs from this correspondence, ex Seybold, West, Hart, Boker, Gross and "Golden Oak", with 2014 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
2,200