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
c
Sale 920, Lot 54, 1857-60 Issue and Reprint12c 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 noticeably

VERY 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