Sale 1291 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023
Category — First Day Covers
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). W. W. Greist three-part fold-out postcard, with two pictures of Robert Fulton and a third of his birthplace along with descriptive text, tied by "Lancaster Pa. 12:30-AM Sep. 25, 09" First Day of Issue machine cancel, used locally, card with very faint bend at left, an attractive and unusual postcard format created by U.S. Representative William Walton Greist, who represented the Lancaster Pa. birthplace of Robert Fulton, Greist served as chairman of the House Committee on the Post Office
E. 300-400
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