Sale 1068 — United States Stamps and Possessions

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 30 April-1 May, 2014

Category — Special Delivery thru Other Back-of-Book

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
435
 
Sale 1068, Lot 435, Special Delivery thru Other Back-of-Book1c Green on Manila wrapper, Patent Transfer for "Reversible Mailing Wrapper" (W357 var). Wrapper with printed address on one side for Mr. George Schutes, who was granted the 1901 patent for an improvement in the reversible mailing wrapper, text at bottom extolling its virtues, reverse with printed address for Clark, Deemer & Co. N.Y., accompanied by a signed and sealed 1914 U.S. Patent Office document transferring the patent rights from Willard E. Swift (who acquired them from Schutes) to United States Envelope Company, wrapper with minor corner crease, Very Fine and most unusual

E. 300-400
325