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
447°
Arguably the finest known strike of the Waterbury 7-bar Shield with Closed TopShield with Seven Bars, Closed Top, Waterbury, Connecticut (Rohloff Q-3), bold strike and "Waterbury Con. Mar. 24 '66" double-circle datestamp tie 3¢ Rose (65) on cover to Woodbridge, Connecticut, slightly reduced at left, still Extremely Fine, a truly magnificent example of this post-Civil War patriotic theme cancel, ex Haas, with 1980 P.F. certificate
E. 2,000-3,000
1,900