Sale 993 — The Wagshal Collection, Part 1: 1845-69 Issues

Sale Date — Wednesday, 29 September, 2010

Category — 5c 1857-60 Issue Off Cover

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
318
 
Sale 993, Lot 318, 5c 1857-60 Issue Off Cover5c Brown, Defective Transfer (29 var). Vertical strip of three, Positions 13/23/33R1, center stamp with defective transfer, well-balanced margins for this difficult issue, unobtrusive strikes of circular datestamp leaves the variety clearly visible, Very Fine, the Defective Transfer is scarce and especially desirable as part of a multiple, a review using Power Search found one in a pair on cover and one in an unused block of four (ex Zoellner), with 1984 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal strip of three with no premium for the Defective Transfer

1,400
800