Sale 1262 — United States Stamps and Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 July, 2022

Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue, Bank Note Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
164
c
Sale 1262, Lot 164, 1869 Pictorial Issue, Bank Note Issues5c Blue (179). Vertical pair, used with 3c Green (158), tied by partly clear strikes of Havana N.Y. duplex cancels on registered Bethesda Sanitarium illustrated cover to Mecklenburg N.Y., wonderfully detailed design of the building with "Cole Magnetic Springs" pavilion at right, imprint at top mostly covered by stamps but identifiable, 3c stamp with some minor toned perfs, still Extremely Fine, Bethesda Sanitarium was a popular water-cure destination, the building depicted on this cover burned to the ground in July 1880

E. 300-400
180