Sale 998 — The Raymond Vogel Collection, Part Two

Sale Date — Tuesday, 7 December, 2010

Category — Plate One Late On Cover

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
287
c
Sale 998, Lot 287, Plate One Late On Cover1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Positions 43-46L1L, horizontal strip of four, left stamp recut once at top, others recut once at top and bottom, large margins to just touched at right, bright shade, tied by three strikes of "San Francisco Cal. 16 Jun." (1855) circular datestamp on 6c Green on Buff Nesbitt entire (U14) to New Bedford Mass., receipt docketing "Capt. Arthur June 13/55", Very Fine, scarce franking to prepay the 10c transcontinental rate introduced months earlier in April 1855, ex Ashbrook

E. 1,000-1,500
1,200