Lot 2437
1861, 24¢ steel blue, Horizontal Pair, tied on piece by two complete strikes of red boxed "Supplementary Mail" (type A) cancel with portion of London date stamp above, almost perfect centering with large margins well clear of the design on all sides, extraordinarily rich color and a wonderful sharp detailed impression almost unheard of on this issue, Extremely Fine, ex-Drews and Morton; with 2019 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 70b $1,650 for singles.
A STUNNING USED PAIR OF THE 1861 24¢ STEEL BLUE ISSUE CANCELED BY FULL STRIKES OF THE RED SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL TYPE A CANCELS - AN OUTSTANDING CLASSIC RARITY.
Realized: $4,750