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

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

Category — 1861-68 Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
8201
c
Sale 1223, Lot 8201, 1861-68 Issues5c Brown (76). Block of five and one single, cancelled and tied between perfs by circle of wedges, New Orleans (June) circular datestamp struck off edge of cover to La Rochelle, France, red "New York Paid 24 Jun. 12" (1867) credit datestamp, Calais entry datestamp ties single stamp, Nantes, Paris and La Rochelle backstamps, positions 1 and 4 in the block light toning, position 5 with few clipped perfs, cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare block of the 5c 1861-63 Issue on cover, ex Waterhouse, with 1955 R.P.S. and 2017 P.F. certificates

E. 500-750
600