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

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

Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
521°
c
Sale 1211, Lot 521, 1869 Pictorial IssueChoice 2¢ 1869 Pictorial bisect cover

2¢ Brown, Half Used as 1¢ (113c), left half used with whole 2¢, both tied by target cancels--the bisect particularly well-tied, "Grangeville Pa. Sep. 22" double-circle datestamp on small cover to Centralia, Pennsylvania, a few utterly inconsequential small toning spots mentioned for accuracy, slightly reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful example of this scarce use to pay the 3¢ rate, ex Gibson and Ishikawa, with 1954 and 1993 P.F. certificates

E. 750-1,000
1,400