Sale 1249 — The Hope Collection of U.S. Newspapers & Periodicals Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott PR10-PR32)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
39
12c Rose, 1875 Issue (PR16). Horizontal pair and single, used with 4c and 6c Black, 1875 Issue (PR11-PR12), cancelled by manuscript "X" on Jan. 1, 1875 and Jan. 23, 1875 dated Post Office Department receipts for nine and fourteen pounds of the Weekly Register newspaper, each receipt represents half a page from a ledger book, stamps with some slight perf tip toning, still Very Fine, unlike with regular postage issues, rarely do we see evidence of how these beautiful stamps were actually used
E. 500-750
900