Lot 1108
1851, 3¢ copper brown, type II, Horizontal Pair, positions 18-19L2E, rich distinctive color, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa." cds on circa 1851 cover to Astoria, Oregon Territory at the 6¢ rate; right stamp slightly soiled at top right, otherwise Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 10A var.; $1,800 as off-cover singles Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A RARE MULTIPLE USAGE OF THE 1851 3¢ COPPER BROWN TO OREGON TERRITORY.
Realized: $1,050