Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1847 Issue— 10¢ Bisected Usage
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
41°
A choice vertical bisect of the 10¢ 1847 Issue paying the 5¢ under-300 miles rate10¢ Black, Vertical Half Used As 5¢ (2b), right half, huge margins all around, well tied by red square grid cancel with matching "New-York Mar. 4" (1851) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Albany, New York, stamp with very faint diagonal crease which is all but undetectable (but mentioned in our 1989 Rarities sale), fresh and Very Fine, note on back by John A. Klemann stating that this was an original find "by Mr. Wyer," ex W. S. White and Boker
E. 5,000-7,500
6,500