Sale 1211 — The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 October, 2019
Category — 1847 Issue—Florida and Territorial Usage
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
75°
1847 5¢ Brown Orange pair with Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad blue fancy "Pinwheel" cancel5¢ Brown Orange (1d), horizontal pair, left stamp Dot in "S" variety, large margins to just into framelines in a couple places, brilliant color and detailed impression, two clear strikes of blue "Pinwheel" fancy cancel, with matching "Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Oct. 14" (1850) route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Philadelphia, docketing inside, some scattered bleached spots are inconsequential and do not affect the stamps, fresh and Very Fine, an extraordinarily beautiful railroad cover with a pair in the brilliant Brown Orange shade cancelled by two perfect strikes of the Pinwheel fancy cancel, ex Krug, Hart and Boker, illustrated in the Chronicle 84, signed Ashbrook, with 1973 P.F. certificate
E. 3,000-4,000
4,500