Sale 958 — 2008 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 7 June, 2008
Category — 1851-56 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
531
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Horizontal strip of five and pair, Positions 43-47 and 41-42R1E, ample margins except touched to slightly in on three positions, faint creases and two with small closed tear, used with 3c Orange Brown, Ty. I (10) and tied by six strikes of "Rochester N.Y. Dec. 6" two-slug circular datestamps on buff 1851 cover to Quebec, Canada, blue ribbon-style "U. States" cross-border marking, red Montreal circular datestamp, mended opening tear at rightFINE AND VERY ATTRACTIVE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE FRANKING TO PAY THE 10-CENT RATE TO CANADA.
Ex Baker and Kapiloff.
E. 5,000-7,500
4,750
