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
421°
Waterbury Small Bee cover Small Bee, Waterbury, Connecticut (Rohloff A-14), remarkably clear strike and "Waterbury Ct. Feb. 7" circular datestamp both tie 3¢ Ultramarine (114) on cover to Abington, Massachusetts, red docketing at left also notes "1870" in postmark, Extremely Fine strike on a sound stamp and cover, the Small Bee cancel is not the rarest of Waterbury designs (21 covers recorded by William T. Crowe), but full and clear strikes are extremely rare, the example offered here, with every nuance of Postmaster John W. Hill's engraving perfectly clear, on a sound stamp and cover, is truly remarkable--ex Knapp
E. 5,000-7,500
23,000