Lot 159
1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, left margin gutterline single, position 61R5E, clear to large margins showing gutterline at end of sheet margin, canceled by red grid handstamp with matching "U.S. Express Mail, N. York, N.Y. Oct 15" cds on 1851 folded letter to Boston, Mass., in combination with Swart's City Dispatch Post, 1849-53 (2¢) red on blue (136L6) ample to mostly large margins, canceled by star handstamp, Very Fine; with 1994 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 10A Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A RARE 1851 3¢ ORANGE BROWN AND SWART'S CITY DISPATCH POST COMBINATION USAGE ON EXPRESS MAIL COVER TO BOSTON.
Realized: $725