Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1847 Issue—5¢ and 10¢ Combination and Multiple Frankings
A spectacular cover with four 10¢ 1847 stamps arranged as a block, paying the quadruple over-300 miles rate on a life insurance company imprint cover from Newark, New Jersey, to Newark, Ohio10¢ Black (2), four singles, proof-like impressions, huge margins to clear except two slightly in at bottom, arranged as a block and tied together by red grid cancels, matching light strike of "Newark N.J. Jan. 10" circular datestamp on buff envelope to Newark, Ohio, with "Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, 151 Market Street, Newark N.J." return address imprint at top center, sender's manuscript "Paid" partly covered by one stamp
Very Fine; top left and bottom right stamps with small scissors-cuts in one margin outside the design, cover with several vertical creases not affecting stamps.
This is an exceedingly rare 10¢ 1847 franking for the quadruple rate (1.5 to 2 ounces) for distance over 300 miles, and the arrangement of the stamps in block format is a wonderful way to compensate for the complete absence of a block of the 10¢ 1847 on cover. The USPCS census does not list any other complete covers with this arrangement of 10¢ stamps.
Ex Guido Craveri and Joseph Hackmey. With 2006 P.F. certificate.
