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
Wells, 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
