Sale 996 — The Wagshal Collection, Part 3:
3c 1851-57 Issues

Sale Date — Thursday, 21 October, 2010

Category — 1851 3c Orange Brown Covers

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3045
 
Sale 996, Lot 3045, 1851 3c Orange Brown Covers3c Orange Brown, Ty. I (10). Position 18R1i, pen-cancelled, affixed to rebacked cover front only and folded as a full cover, clear strike of "LEO N.C." heart-shaped fancy town handstamp with "Nov. 3" pen date, stamp with some stray adhesive from the rebacking, Very Fine strike and extremely rare, ex Beals, this is the Simpson-Alexander listing example, which is rated as Rarity 10 (unique), though we know of one other example

E. 500-750
1,400