Sale 951 — The Tahoe Collection of Superb Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 27 February, 2008
Category — 1851-56 Issue
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
11
5c Red Brown (12). Enormous margins incl. full guideline sheet margin at right, rich color, bold grid cancelsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE WITH FULL GUIDELINE. VERY FEW EXIST.
Our ongoing census of off-cover sheet margin examples of Scott 12 contains twelve singles with imprint and an additional thirteen with sheet margin, including three with corner margins.
Ex Mayer. With 2002 P.F. certificate
950
2,200