Sale 920 — United States Rarities
Sale Date — Tuesday, 17 October, 2006
Category — 1857-60 Issue and Reprint
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
49
10c Green, Ty. III (33). Horizontal strip of three and single, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24, two) and 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26 horizontal pair), cancelled by neat ms. lines, matching "Lamar Tex. Mch. 8/59" ms. postmark on folded cover to Switzerland, red "New York Am. Pkt. Mar. 25" circular datestamp, British accountancy handstamp, red crayon rating, red "SHORT PAID"%$ handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, one 1c stamp faulty, cover with few small age bleach spots, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and unusual Texas transatlantic cover to Switzerland, the differences in shade and condition of the two 1c stamps -- one of which shows traces of another cancel -- points to small-town re-use of cancelled stamps, with 2001 P.F. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
1,600
