Sale 1223 — U.S. Postal History and U.S. Gold Coins

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 4-5 June, 2020

Category — 1851-56 Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
8151
c
Sale 1223, Lot 8151, 1851-56 Issue12c Black (17). Large margins to barely touched at lower right, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11), both tied by "New Orleans La. Apr. 8" circular datestamp on 1857 folded cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 6 Apr. 18" credit datestamp, large red boxed "P.D." handstamp, French arrival datestamp, Paris receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a lovely 15c treaty-rate cover sent by American Packet, carried on the Ocean Line steamer Washington, departed New York Apr. 18 and arrived Southampton May 3, this was the third-to-last Ocean Line sailing, ex Walske

E. 400-500
325