Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
Category — Fancy Cancellations, Mostly from Waterbury, Connecticut
Man in Hat Smoking Pipe of Waterbury, Connecticut--a perfect strike of this wonderful, whimsical carving by Postmaster John W. HillDESCRIPTIONMan in Hat Smoking Pipe, a perfect pitch black strike showing all of the details of this intricate carving, including the high collar and Hill’s characteristic “smiling” eye, bold “Waterbury Con. Aug. 23 ‘67” double-circle datestamp, the Man ties 3¢ Rose (65) on small cover to Gertrude Cooke in Wolcottville, Connecticut, with original letter
PROVENANCE
* Cooke correspondence first offered through Siegel Auction Galleries, 9/11/1985, Sale 651, this was lot 338
* Milton Mitchell, Siegel Auction Galleries, 5/13/2003, Sale 859, lot 134, to William H. Gross
CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES
* Paul C. Rohloff, The Waterbury Cancellations, 1865-1890, Rohloff E-1
CONDITION NOTES
* Extremely Fine strike; slight gum toning at top of stamp, cover slightly reduced at left
