Sale 913 — 2006 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 13 May, 2006

Category — Western Expresses

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
955
ngbl
Sale 913, Lot 955, Western ExpressesWells, Fargo & Co. Pony Express, $1.00 Red (143L3). Complete sheet of 40 comprising right and left panes, Position R9 is the "Broken Leg" flaw, creases, tears and damaged at bottom, nonetheless an important and rare (three known) sheet of the $1.00 Pony Express stamp, this issue was officially authorized by the U.S. Congress and therefore should be considered a semi-official U.S. stamp (much more so than the Vin Fiz or Buffalo Balloon private airpost stamps), ex Golden, illustrated in Nathan book on p. 71

7,000
2,700