Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
Category — Fancy Cancellations, Mostly from Waterbury, Connecticut
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
76°
Duck on Water of Waterbury, Connecticut--Postmaster John W. Hill’s celebration of duck hunting season in the autumn of 1867DESCRIPTION
Duck on Water, clear strike with “Waterbury Con. Sep. 24 ‘67” double-circle datestamp tying 3¢ Rose (65) on cover to the Samuel Hodgson in Blackstone, Massachusetts
PROVENANCE
* Katharine Matthies, Siegel Auction Galleries, 1/11/1977, Sale 503, lot 335, to Houser
* Henry Houser, Christie’s Robson Lowe sale, 12/13/1990, lot 5
CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES
* Paul C. Rohloff, The Waterbury Cancellations, 1865-1890, Rohloff A-10
CERTIFICATION
* The Philatelic Foundation (1990)
CONDITION NOTES
* Very Fine strike and cover
E. 10,000-15,000
7,500