Lot 53343 – 1920 2c Carmine, type VII, imperforate, mint bottom

Stamp of United States » 1917-23 Washington Franklin Issue 1920 2c Carmine, type VII, imperforate, mint bottom

Lot 53343 – 1920 2c Carmine, type VII, imperforate, mint bottom

United States » 1917-23 Washington Franklin Issue
Price realised
1’100 EUR
Estimate
1’000 EUR
Auction date
Fri 7 Dec 2018 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1920 2c Carmine, type VII, imperforate, mint bottom marginal example, only lightly hinged, fresh deep shade, EXTREMELY FINE and rare, grade 95, cert. PSE and PF (Scott $1’850)

1857 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Full to large margins including right sheet margin, clear at top, tied

by “Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Sep. 8” (1857) circular datestamp, used with United States 1851

12c Black (17), large margins including left interpane margin with centerline, both stamps tied by “San

Francisco Cal. Oct. 5, 1857” circular datestamp on buff cover to J. T. McMurran at Natchez Miss., docketing

indicates sender was Thomas M. Jordan, slight edgewear, Extremely Fine, carried on British bark

Sebastopol (depart Sep. 8, arrive Sep. 29), PMSC Golden Gate left on Oct. 5 but returned with broken shaft,

Golden Age took the Panama mail (depart Oct. 11, arrive Oct. 24), carried to New York on USMSC Star of

the West (depart Oct. 24, arrive Nov 4), signed Ashbrook, ex Krug and Haas…

Catalogue ref: 534B

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