Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — Fancy Cancellations—Waterbury, Connecticut
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
401°
The famous Bridgeport Fireman of Waterbury clearly struck on a pristine entireBridgeport Fireman, Waterbury, Connecticut (Rohloff E-6), perfect strike with "Waterbury Con. May 3 '66" double-circle datestamp on 3¢ Pink on Buff entire (U59) to Seymour, Connecticut, with original enclosure from Citizen's National Bank, Extremely Fine entire and cancel, illustrated in Rohloff, The Waterbury Cancellations, 1865-1890 (p. 69), with 1992 P.F. certificate
E. 3,000-4,000
4,250