Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins

Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020

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Category — Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection of Encased Postage (EP1/EP58A)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2437
 
Sale 1227, Lot 2437, Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection of Encased Postage (EP1/EP58A)Brown's Bronchial Troches, 12c Black (EP35). Mica faults and stamp slightly soiled, but the "Twelve Cents" value is clearly visible

FINE. THE 12-CENT BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES ENCASED POSTAGE IS EXTREMELY RARE, WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO TO FOUR KNOWN.

The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 418) states "We have no recent records of a Brown's 12 Cents encasement and none seems to have been auctioned in decades." The Reed census reports 2-4 known. Ex "Summit"

3,500
3,000