Sale 1289 — 2023 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
Category — 1847 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
530
5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to in at top, tied by red grid cancel and matching "New-York Jun. 16" (1850) circular datestamp on folded letter to Vergennes, Vermont, with bold blue "From Butts' Hotel Murray St. N.Y." in chamfered frame handstampEXTREMELY FINE STRIKE OF THIS RARE HOTEL FORWARDING HANDSTAMP. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE FORWARDING MARKING STRUCK ON THE FRONT OF THE COVER.
The USPCS census lists only two others with this hotel forwarding marking, both struck on the back or on the flap (see Sale 906, lot 1480). Ex Pope, Boker and Gross. With 2019 P.F. certificate.
E. 4,000-5,000
11,000