Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
Category — Columbian Color Error Strip, Trans-Mississiippi Issue Rarities
The magnificent Trans-Mississippi Complete Set cover to England with all nine values, totaling $3.80 postage--a spectacular cover, which is one of three known with the entire setDESCRIPTION
1¢-$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (285-293), the complete set of nine values, $1.00 well-centered, $2.00 centered to top, lightly cancelled and tied by New York Station P double-oval cancels, purple framed “REGISTERED/ OCT 7 1898/BRANCH P.O./STATION P/NEW YORK P.O.” registry datestamp on large blue cover with printed addess to The Bank of British North America, in London, England, the name “C. A. Hoare” is written above the bank name, sender’s ship directive “Per S.S. Etruria”, red and black London receiving datestamps (Oct. 15 and 17), transit and receiving backstamps, red wax seals
PROVENANCE
* Ethel B. McCoy (collection sold privately)
* Dr. Alfred S. Martin, Siegel Auction Galleries, 3/30/2005, Sale 893, lot 156, to William H. Gross
CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES
* United States Specialist, October 1972
CERTIFICATION
* The Philatelic Foundation (1986)
CONDITION NOTES
* Very Fine appearance; all stamps have slight creasing or small fault; left side of cover has been refolded underneath to reduce size for exhibit page, some mounting glue stains on back
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