Sale 1284 — The Yellowstone Collection of 1847 Issue Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
Category — 1847 Issue: Ship, Railroad and Steamboat Markings
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
563
5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, rich color and intermediate impression, cancelled by unusual open grid of dots fancy cancel, matching "Lake Champlain S.B. Oct. 9" circular datestamp on cover to Malone N.Y., stamp with tiny tear at top, still Very Fine, scarce, illustrated and described in an article on "New York Steamboat Markings" by Creighton Hart in Chronicle 100 (p. 250), who notes that it is not possible to tell whether this originated in New York or Vermont, ex Bingham, Hart, Boker and Gross
E. 750-1,000
950
