Sale 1149 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 4: Proprietary and Other Revenue Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 28 February, 2017
Category — 1898 Spanish-American War Provisional Surcharges
1c Dark Yellow Green, Chapman Overprint (R158A). Bright color, neat "Jul. 13, 1898" handstamp cancel leaves overprint clearly visibleVERY FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT CHAPMAN OVERPRINT. ONLY 20 COPIES ARE RECORDED, MOST OF WHICH ARE FAULTY.
According to the Scott Catalogue, the 1c Trans-Mississippi was overprinted by the Purvis Printing Company with federal government approval. They were ordered by L. H. Chapman of the Chapman Steamboat Line, which operated freight-carrying steamboats along the Erie Canal. Only 250 stamps were produced; additionally, 250 were printed reading "I.R./P.I.D. & Son", for P.I. Daprix & Son, which served different ports along the same waterway.
In his privately published census, Larry Lyons records fourteen used and one unused copies of Scott R158A. Our records contain three additional used and two additional unused, for a total of 20. Almost all have faults, ranging from thin spots to repairs.
With 2003 P.F. certificate
