Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — 3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 10-11A)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5150
3c 1851 Issue (10-11A). Five stamps, each selected for beautiful depth of color, first two No. 10A Orange Brown, one with perfectly struck blue grid, other with blue circular datestamp, third No. 10A Reddish Orange Brown with neat pen cancel, fourth No. 11A var Experimental Orange Brown, pen cancelled, last No. 11A in a vivid Claret shade, Position 41R1L, straddle-pane margin at left with centerline, neat black grid cancel, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, four with P.F. or P.S.E. certificates, last graded XF-90
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