Sale 1066 — The Wildhorse Collection of U.S. Revenues and Encased Postage

Sale Date — Monday, 24 March, 2014

Category — Civil War Encased Postage

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
322
 
Sale 1066, Lot 322, Civil War Encased PostageH. A. Cook, Evansville Ind., 10c Green (EP65). Stamp with rich color, case intact, a few mica faults

FINE APPEARING AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT H.A. COOK ENCASEMENT. ONLY 5-CENT AND 10-CENT DENOMINATIONS WERE ISSUED BY THIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, DRY GOODS MERCHANT.

Henry A. Cook was one of John Gault's earliest customers. The 10c is the more available of the two Cook encasements, but still only 11-15 are reported in the Reed census.

Ex Summit.

3,000
3,500