Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1857-60 1¢ to 90¢ Perforated Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
308°
Six 1¢ 1857 Type V stamps paying double 3¢ rate on a cover mailed within California1¢ Blue, Type V (24), two horizontal strips of three arranged as a strip of six, tied by three strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 20, 1859" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to Santa Cruz, California, fresh and Very Fine, an unusual double-rate intra-West Coast use of the 1¢ Type V, ex Newbury and "Sevenoaks"
E. 500-750
1,300