Sale 1144 — Smithsonian National Postal Museum Benefit Auction
Sale Date — Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
Category — 1851-56 Postal History: Carriers & Locals
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
182
Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, Cincinnati O., 2c Black (29L2). Margins slightly in, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), ample margins to cut in, both stamps tied by dark blue "Cincinnati O. Dec. 17" circular datestamp on brown cover to Putnam Female Seminary in Ohio, minor edgewearFINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF BROWNE & CO.'S 2-CENT STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE.
The Browne & Co. 1c stamp, Scott 29L1, was designed with the "Brown & Co." spelling error. The correct spelling with the "e" at the end appears on the 2c stamp and the markings used by the post.
E. 3,000-4,000
2,500