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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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
42°
10¢ 1847 vertical bisect used from Philadelphia for the 5¢ under 300-miles rate10¢ Black, Vertical Half Used As 5¢ (2b), left vertical half, large margins to just clear at bottom, tied by blue "Philada Pa. 5 Mar. 23" (1849) integral-rate circular datestamp on bluish folded letter to New Hope, Pennsylvania, some minor cover staining far from stamp, Very Fine, for some reason there are far fewer left half vertical bisects than right half bisects listed in the USPCS census--there is no "Paid" marking on this cover, and it is unclear if the integral-rate datestamp was intended as a postage due marking or just a cancel--ex West and Boker, illustrated in Ashbrook Bound Book (no. 11, cover 279, USPCS website), with 1988 P.F. certificate
E. 5,000-7,500
7,500