Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
Category — Fancy Cancellations, Mostly from Waterbury, Connecticut
Baseball, Bats and Bases of Waterbury, Connecticut--carved by Postmaster Hill after Waterbury’s team played a winning gameDESCRIPTION
Baseball, Bats and Bases, full sharp strike with mostly clear strike of “Waterbury Con. Sep. 9 ‘67” double-circle datestamp, cancel ties 3¢ Rose (65) on buff cover to Joseph A. Rogers in New York City
PROVENANCE
* Mattatuck Historical Society, The Collectors Shop (Keffer), 11/12/1959, lot 32, to Matthies
* Katharine Matthies, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1/11/1977, Sale 503, lot 330, to Houser
* Henry Houser, Christie’s Robson Lowe sale, 12/13/1990, lot 80, to Mitchell
* Milton Mitchell, Siegel Auction Galleries, 5/13/2003, Sale 859, lot 133, to William H. Gross
CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES
* Paul C. Rohloff, The Waterbury Cancellations, 1865-1890, p. 178, Rohloff O-2
CERTIFICATION
* The Philatelic Foundation (1990)
CONDITION NOTES;
* Extremely Fine strike and cover; slightly reduced at left
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