Lot 2168 o
1856, 5¢ red brown, Horizontal Pair, perfect strike of Yankee Jims, Cal. town cancel, full to large margins, strong vivid color, right stamp faint vertical crease (visible only in fluid), Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Waterhouse, Newbury, Mayer, "Golden Oak" and Eubanks; with clear 2021 P.F. certificate (issued after the Eubanks sale).Scott No. 12 $1,700.
This is the unique example of the 5¢ 1856 Issue bearing the Yankee Jim's town cancellation. It's noteworthy that examples used from post offices other than those in New Orleans or New York are already scarce, and this particular pair originating from the West Coast is exceptionally rare.
Realized: $2,600