Lot
1074 
1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, horizontal pair, at upper left in combination with 1851, 1¢ blue, type II, horizontal pair and two singles (7) neatly arranged in other corners on oversized gold floral border Valentine cover to East Glenburn, Me., canceled and tied by grid handstamps with red "New Orleans, La., Feb 11" cds, reverse with cover with matching allover ornate gold design and forget-me-not label; lower right stamp with small scoring line at bottom, Very Fine, illustrated in Brookman The Nineteenth Century Postage Stamps of the United States, Volume 1 (page 121), ex-J. Jones & Kramer. Scott No. 8A Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A MAGNIFICENT OVERSIZED GOLD FLORAL VALENTINE USAGE BEARING A DOUBLE RATE FRANKING OF THE 1851 1¢ ISSUE FROM PLATE ONE EARLY.
Realized: $3,500