Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — Carriers, Locals & Independent Mails
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1947
Brown's City Post, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Bright Red (31L1). Rich color, tied by well-struck "Brown's Despatch Paid" circular handstamp on blue cover to prominent New York collector Jesse Furlong at local street address, with Brown's label at top left, stamp with inconsequential small diagonal crease at bottom left, small cover repair at bottom left, still fresh and Very Fine, the Brown's 31L1 stamp is extremely rare on cover (two reported), ex Geisler and Belasco, with 2008 P.F. certificate
2,250
2,600