Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — 1847 Issue (Scott 1-2)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4072
5c Brown (1). Horizontal strip of three, large to huge margins except tiny margin nick just clear of design at bottom left, deep rich color and clear impression, neat red grid cancels, trivial corner margin crease top right clear of frame line cornerEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FINEST AND LARGEST-MARGINED STRIPS OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED.
Multiples of the 5c 1847 larger than a pair are very scarce. We have handled only a few with margins and condition comparable to that of this strip.
2,500
3,250
