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
520
5c Red Brown (1). Four single stamps arranged in overlapping fashion, each has margins all around, bright shade and worn-plate impression, tied by vivid red grid cancels, matching "Saint Louis Mo. Nov. 11" circular datestamp on cover to South Boston, Mass., from the Turner correspondence, stamps partly lifted to check marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A WONDERFUL DOUBLE-RATE FRANKING WITH FOUR ARTFULLY ARRANGED EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE. A COVER WITH WONDERFUL VISUAL APPEAL.
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 Ackerman, Brown, Sweet and Gross.
E. 2,000-3,000
6,000