Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1847 Issue—Unusual Cancellations and Postal Markings
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
44°
5¢ 1847 on wonderfully choice Chicago "Red" cover with a distinguished provenance5¢ Red Brown (1), large margins all around, tied by neat red grid cancel with matching bold "Chicago Ill. 20 Sep." (1850) circular datestamp with serifed capital letters on folded cover to Oregon, Illinois, docketing on back confirms year, Extremely Fine Gem stamp with a bright red cancel on a fresh cover, wonderful quality, ex Emerson, Newbury, Grunin, Wunderlich, Garrett and Boker, illustrated in Bakers' U.S. Classics (p. 159)
E. 1,000-1,500
2,500