Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1847 Issue and Carrier Stamp Combinations
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101°
An exceptionally beautiful 5¢ 1847 and New York Carrier combination on mourning envelope5¢ Red Brown (1), large margins to full at right, rich color and clear impression, used with U.S. Mail, New York, N.Y., 1¢ Black on Yellow Glazed (6LB10), large margins to touched at bottom, tied together and to cover by red circular grid cancels, carrier additionally cancelled by manuscript, red "New-York Oct. 20" circular datestamp on small black-bordered mourning envelope neatly addressed to Middletown, Connecticut, fresh and Extremely Fine, wonderful quality, there are approximately 16 recorded 1847 and 6LB10 combination covers in the USPCS census--this is arguably the finest, ex Dick and Boker
E. 1,000-1,500
2,700