Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1856 5¢ Red Brown
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
215°
The only recorded double 10¢ rate cover with a 3¢ 1851 and 5¢ 1856 Imperforate combination5¢ Red Brown (12), full to large margins, rich color, used with two pairs and single 3¢ Dull Red, Type I (11), three 3¢ stamps have faults, tied by four strikes of "Buffalo N.Y. Mar. 18" (ca. 1857) rimless circular datestamp on cover to San Francisco, double 10¢ rate, small repaired tear at upper right, overall appearance is Fine, one of two recorded double 10¢ domestic rate covers with the 5¢ 1856 Issue--the other has two pairs--ex Neinken, Davidson, Beals, Mayer and Hackmey, illustrated in Frajola-Mayer book (p. 39), with 1988 P.F. certificate
E. 1,500-2,000
1,000