Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — Carriers and Locals
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1153
Bronson & Forbes' City Express Post, Chicago Ill., (unstated value) Black on Green (27L1). Enormous margins all around, cancelled by clear strike of "Bronson & Forbes City Express Post Dec. 19 10 AM" company circular datestamp, additional strikes partly showing around perimeter, the stamp is also cancelled by part of the "Chicago Ill." 1857 year-dated circular datestamp, which evidently was struck on an overlapping 3c 1851-57 stampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE BRONSON & FORBES STAMP EXTANT, AND ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF CANCELLED COPIES KNOWN.
Only three or four examples of the Bronson & Forbes stamp with a cancellation are known, including one on a cover (ex Gross).
Ex Caspary and Kuphal. With 2007 P.F. certificate
2,000
1,900