Drake's Plantation Bitters, 30c Orange (EP76). Stamp with strong color and positioned a bit to left, slight soiling, minor mica lamination, the case is a lovely olive brown shade and in excellent condition

VERY FINE. THIS IS AMONG THE FINEST OF THE FEWER THAN FIVE REPORTED SURVIVING EXAMPLES OF THIS 30-CENT DRAKE'S PLANTATION BITTERS ENCASED POSTAGE STAMP.

Col. Patrick H. Drake and Demas Barnes formed a partnership sometime around 1862 to manufacture and market Drake’s Plantation Bitters. Their partnership ended in 1867, and Plantation Bitters was sold thereafter by P.H. Drake & Co. The digestive aid — made with 38% alcohol — was sold in a distinctive log cabin-shaped bottle. This bottle design was patented in 1862, and Plantation Bitters was one of more than 40 cabin-shaped bitters bottles produced by various makers.

Ex Ford (where the stamp color was described as "typically faded," an opinion with which we disagree) and Summit

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