Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — 1863-66 Issue (Scott 73-74)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
511
2c Black (73). Horizontal pair, both with clear strikes of Man Smoking Pipe fancy cancel of Waterbury Conn. (Rohloff E-1), faint impression of double-circle datestamp at left, left stamp tiny thin spot, right stamp two tiny edge tears at bottomVERY FINE STRIKES OF THIS ICONIC WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, FANCY CANCEL. THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO RECORDED BLACK JACK STAMPS WITH POSTMASTER HILL'S "MAN SMOKING PIPE" CANCEL.
Ex Emerson, Dr. Jackson, Dr. Rorke and Faust. With 2018 P.F. certificate noting "stamps with small faults"
E. 2,000-3,000
2,600