Sale 989 — 2010 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 19 June, 2010

Category — South America

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
276°
c
Sale 989, Lot 276, South AmericaCHILE, 1865, 5c Rose Red, Santiago P.O. Printing (14). Horizontal strip of five, huge margins showing parts of adjoining stamps to slightly in at bottom right, rich color, tied by "Cancelled" oval grid on blue folded cover to Petersburg Va., United States, addressed to John Quincy Jackson, a former Wells Fargo & Co. agent in Auburn Cal. and resident of Petersburg, red "Santiago Chile 10 Jul." double-circle datestamp, "Panama AU 3 1867" circular datestamp and "PANAMA/3 AU 1867/TRANSIT" three-line datestamp, "N. York Steamship Aug. 21" circular datestamp and "34" due handstamp (ties strip), light wrinkles in cover, minute tear at top of strip, still Very Fine, "Colon" covers to the United States are very scarce, ex Walcott

E. 1,000-1,500
1,800