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
54
12c Black (36). Horizontal pair, tied by blue "Dubuque Iowa Jun. 21, 1861" double-circle datestamp on Lincoln Railsplitter Campaign cover to Mowbray, England, matching "Paid 24" arc handstamp, red "19" credit also ties pair, cover with minor edge wear, right 12c stamp torn but not noticeablyVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A LINCOLN CAMPAIGN COVER.
Another cover from the same correspondence brought $10,000 hammer in our 1995 Rarities sale. Ex Sevenoaks. With 2001 P.F. certificate
E. 4,000-5,000
4,500
