Sale 1134 — The Alan Collection of United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday, 14 September, 2016

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Category — Postmasters Provisionals

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2
 
Sale 1134, Lot 2, Postmasters ProvisionalsBrattleboro, Vermont, 5c Black on Buff (5X1). Position 5 from the upper right corner of the sheet of ten, large margins all around, crisp impression, red "Paid" cancel, usual thin spots and faint diagonal crease at bottom right

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE BRATTLEBORO POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL STAMP, OF WHICH A TOTAL OF 32 ARE KNOWN OFF COVER.

A total of 52 Brattleboro provisional stamps have been recorded by Wall (32 off cover and 20 stamps on 19 covers). With 2002 P.F. certificate. Illustrated in March-April 1988 article in Collector's Club Philatelist by Calvet M. Hahn.

9,000
4,000