Sale 1260 — 2022 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
Category — 1847 Issue, Domestic Covers and Foreign Mails
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
14
5c Red Brown (1). Dot in "S" variety, intermediate impression, large margins to barely touching frameline at left, tied by red 4-bar grid cancel with matching "5" handstamp and "Norwich & Worcester R.R. Apr. 30" (1849) route agent's circular datestamp on folded letter to New York City, printed letterhead from the railroad with illustration of a steam engine pulling a freight carEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL 5-CENT 1847 ON AN ILLUSTRATED RAILROAD LETTERSHEET, WITH NORWICH & WORCESTER RAILROAD RED DATESTAMP.
This is a superb strike of this route agent's circular datestamp, which is known in both red and blue and is very rare on 1847 covers. Ex Dick, Boker and Gross.
E. 2,000-3,000
2,100