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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Cat./Est. Value
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287°
A beautiful 3¢ and 12¢ 1851 Issue cover to Germany by Prussian Closed Mail12¢ Black (17), horizontal pair, used with 3¢ Dull Red, Type I (11) horizontal pair, both have large margins to slightly in, tied by two perfect strikes of "Hannibal Mo. Jun. 17, 1857" circular datestamp on grayish folded letter to Neustadt, Weimar, Germany, sender's notation "Postage paid pr. prussian closed mail", bold red "N. York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Jun. 24" 7¢ credit datestamp--carried on the Cunarder Canada, departing New York June 24, 1857, arriving Liverpool July 7--red "AACHEN 8/7 FRANCO" (July 8) framed datestamp, Apolda and Neustadt backstamps (July 9), Very Fine, unusually choice quality, ex Piller, Giamporcaro and Hackmey, with 1991 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
1,000