lot # 2024 - United States 19th Century Stamps and Postal History 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
17a, 1851 12c Gray black, Diagonal half used as 6c on cover, upper left half tied on a folded letter addressed to Cincinnati by "San Francisco Cal 16 Aug" (1853) cds, "Saint Louis Sep 16" transit cancel, stamp full margins the other sides, Very Fine and choice; the 12c stamp was bisected to pay the 6c transcontinental rate, effective July 1, 1851, due to a shortage of 3c and 1c stamps; 1981 Brettl certificate (Scott $2,500)Sale 3036: General Sale Session 1 - United States Stamps and Covers
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