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

Sale Date — Thursday, 21 October, 2010

Category — 1857 3c Perforated Issue - Type I

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3196
 
Sale 996, Lot 3196, 1857 3c Perforated Issue - Type I3c Rose, Ty. I, "Star Crack" Study (25 var). 13 items comprising an extensive study of the major Plate 7 "Star Crack", including four off-cover from Position 47R7 (two singles and two in vertical pairs), four singles of Position 48R7, large piece of a cover with five No. 25 singles incl. both Positions 47R and 48R7, covers with single examples of each position, also a vertical strip of three (Positions 28/38/48R7) and a vertical strip of five (Positions 7/17/27/37/47R7), each from an early impression without the major plate crack, couple of small flaws do not detract, overall Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating group of these two prominent positions and seldom offered in quantity, there are believed to be only a handful of each of the two positions known without the crack and the strip of five is the largest known multiple, Scott Retail for just the plate crack positions and not counting the additional stamps

9,750
2,000