Carrier, 1851, 1¢ Eagle, trial color plate proofs: green on India & orange on wove (Scott LO2TC3a, TC5a), Very Fine.
Scott $600
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $600
Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 755
Lot No:632
Symbol:Cat No:6LB11

New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1849-50, 1¢ black on buff (Scott 6LB11), on a folded address leaf (not tied) to Washington D.C. franked with two 4-margin 5¢ red brown (1) tied by red diamond grid cancels with a partial red Mar 16 New-York c.d.s.; one 5¢ just clear at the lower right, fresh and clean, Very Fine. A very rare combination, with a 1996 P.F. certificate declining an opinion as to whether the Carrier stamp originated on the cover.
Scott $3,000 with a single 5¢ 1847
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $3,000 with a single 5¢ 1847