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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10¢ 1847 with huge bottom sheet margin on attorney's cameo return card cover to Kentucky10¢ Black (2), Position 94L with huge 13mm bottom sheet margin, large margins at top and right to full at upper left, tied by blue "Philada Pa. 10 Oct. 10" (1849) integral-rate circular datestamp with second clear strike at right on buff envelope with "Bullitt & Fairthorne Attorneys at Law & Collecting Agents Philada" red embossed cameo return card on backflap, addressed to Owingsville, Kentucky, original 1849 enclosure with printed letterhead for Western & Southern Collecting Agency, Bullitt & Fairthorne, Louisville, Extremely Fine, a striking sheet-margin 10¢ 1847 on a rare embossed envelope, ex Haas and Boker
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E. 1,000-1,500
1,100