Sale 1233 — Inverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters
Sale Date — Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
Category — William T. Robey Letters
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1539°
William T. Robey’s letter to Elliott Perry, asking to buy a 5¢ Taylor block, with Perry’s handwritten replyOne-page autograph letter signed “W. T. Robey” on Robey’s printed stationery, dated “April 11, 1918”, stating:
In regard to the block of 5c Taylors. I have picked up another block off center with the imprint American Bank Note Co. at the bottom. If you can use this at the price of $12.00 let me know and I will send same to you for inspection.
Perry wrote a pencil draft reply:
Ans 4/13 Send on app[roval]. How about swap for my periodicals?
Written one month before Robey’s discovery of the Inverted Jenny.
E. 300-400
350