Sale 920 — United States Rarities

Sale Date — Tuesday, 17 October, 2006

Category — 1861-66 Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
69
c
Sale 920, Lot 69, 1861-66 Issue24c Red Lilac (70). Used with 10c Green (68) and 1c Blue (63), tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 27, 1865" datestamps on folded cover to Zurich, Switzerland, red boxed "Aachen Franco" transit, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Apr. 28 Paid" and transit backstamps, faint vertical file fold barely affects perfs of 1c stamp, otherwise Very Fine, apparent overpayment of the old 35c Prussian Closed Mail rate, which was lowered to 33c almost two years earlier, with 2005 P.F. certificate

E. 1,000-1,500
1,400