Sale 1232 — United States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30-31 March, 2021
Category — Local Posts and Independent Mails: Overton thru Westtown, Balances
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1818
Union Despatch, Chicago Ill., 20c Green, Rouletted (170L3). Unused (no gum), rouletted 14, perfs at top and left, scissors-trimmed at right and bottom, corner crease, Fine and extremely rare, this is the finer of only two examples of the 20c believed to exist, for background on this local see our Golden sale, lot 1553 (Siegel Sale 817) and Gordon Stimmell's article in the Penny Post (July, 1995), ex Abt and Golden, with 1999 P.F. certificate which declines opinion on what this stamp represents, listed but unpriced in Scott (this the illustrated example)
E. 1,000-1,500
1,900