Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
Category — 1847 Issue Demonetized Use from Canada, Unique Matching Bisects
An enormously rare cover in the finest quality imaginable, showing use of the demonetized 10¢ 1847 Issue from Canada, which the Montreal post office not only accepted, but cancelled with its own 7-ring target--few such covers exist, and none is finer than the cover offered hereDESCRIPTION
10¢ Black (2), intense shade and proof-like impression on strongly blued paper, large to huge margins--especially wide at sides--cancelled by Montreal 7-ring target perfectly centered on stamp, strong impression of outer ring ties through paper, used on folded letter from Canada to the United States, datelined “Bank of Montreal, Montreal 22 June 1852” to D. S. Kennedy in New York City, beneath the 10¢ stamp is a red “PAID” straightline handstamp applied at Montreal--stamp carefully affixed over the marking at the Montreal office--red “Montreal L.C. Ju 22 1852” rimless circular datestamp and matching “CANADA” in framed arc cross-border handstamp, prepayment with the demonetized 10¢ 1847 accepted at New York City, as indicated by the red curved “PAID” handstamp applied on arrival
PROVENANCE
* Henry C. Gibson, Sr., Philip H. Ward sale, 6/14-15/1944, lot 18, to Hall
* John H. Hall, Jr., Siegel Auction Galleries, 2000 Rarities of the World, 5/13/2000, Sale 824, lot 81, to William H. Gross
CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES
* USPCS census no. 285
* https://www.uspcs.org/resource-center/censuses/1847-cover-census/
* Stanley B. Ashbrook, Special Service, #81, p. 656
CONDITION NOTES
* Extremely Fine stamp and cover with vertical file folds clear of stamp
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