Lot
13 
Greenwood, Cal., Aug 30 (El Dorado), red cds (ELD-1710) tying 1857, 5¢ red brown, type I, vertical pair (positions 13/23R1) with bottom stamp showing defective transfer to the right of portrait, on cover to Chateaugay, N.Y.; light cover soiling and minor edge wear, still Very Fine, a very rare usage of the 1857 5¢ type I defective transfer variety in pair, especially so from California; with 1994 G. Buhler certificate.Scott No. 29 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,200