Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 20th Century Issues
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
553°
A remarkable set of nine picture postcards depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln, each with First Day dated cancel2¢ Lincoln (367), nine picture postcards, each with different multicolor design showing various events in the life of Abraham Lincoln, including one with different portraits from 1846 through 1865, one showing Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address, another showing his assassination, a colorful railsplitter design, several partly embossed, each with single stamp on face, tied by bold "Boston Mass. Feb. 12, 10AM 1909" circular datestamp on First Day of Issue
Extremely Fine--a magnificent and unique "set" of Lincoln First Days.
E. 3,000-4,000
4,500