Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019

Category — Fancy Cancellations (other than Waterburys)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
479°
 
Sale 1211, Lot 479, Fancy Cancellations (other than Waterburys)Union Soldier's Head fancy cancel of New York City

Union Soldier's Head, New York, N.Y. (Skinner-Eno PH-F 72), bold strike on 30¢ Orange (71), trivial perf crease at top left, Very Fine strike of this distinctive fancy cancel, the creation and use of this fancy cancel in the Spring of 1866 coincided with the return of soldiers from the Civil War, it is known on at least one domestic cover, but apparently the cancelling device migrated to the foreign-mail exchange office, where it was used to cancel stamps on mail to foreign countries, ex Jennings

E. 500-750
400