Sale 1291 — United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023

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Category — 1847 Issue

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Symbol
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Cat./Est. Value
Realized
172
c
Sale 1291, Lot 172, 1847 Issue10c Black (2). Full margins all around, intense shade, canceled by unusual red rectangular 8-bar open grid with matching "Aurora Ill. Mar. 15" (1851) circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Black Hawk Mills Mar. 15, 1851" and addressed to Dean Richmond in Buffalo N.Y., some minor toning along file fold at right, Extremely Fine stamp on a Very Fine and rare cover, 1847 Issue stamps were never shipped to Aurora, but the postmaster or local resident probably obtained a supply from nearby Chicago, the USPCS census lists only three examples (all 10c uses to Dean Richmond), ex Hart, signed Ezra Cole

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