Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1847 Issue—Sheet-Margin Positions
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A superb right sheet-margin 10¢ 1847 on a fresh cover from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania10¢ Black (2), Position 20R, large to huge margins including right sheet margin, intense shade nicely contrasted by tying red grid cancel, matching "Pittsburgh Pa. Jun. 4" (1851) circular datestamp on folded letter to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, docketing on back confirms date, letter with some splits and missing one leaf, which has no effect whatsoever on the Extremely Fine Gem stamp and overall beauty of the cover, ex Boker
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E. 1,500-2,000
1,800