Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1851 12¢ Black
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
286°
Impressive 12¢ 1851 Issue franking cancelled in red on double 30¢ rate cover to Germany12¢ Black (17), horizontal pair and three singles paying double 30¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate, large margins to slightly in, one stamp in vertical pair has pre-use crease, one single lifted and reaffixed, tied by red grid cancels, matching "PAID" straightline handstamp and "N. York Br. Pkt. 14 Paid May 27" (1857) 14¢ double-rate credit datestamp on cover to Wulfenbuttel, Brunswick, Germany--carried on the Cunarder Asia, departing New York May 27, 1857, arriving Liverpool June 8--red "AACHEN 9/6 FRANCO" (June 9) framed datestamp, blue Wulfenbuttel receiving backstamp (June 10), Very Fine cover, rare 12¢ 1851 franking, ex Giamporcaro and Hackmey, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
1,900