Sale 958 — 2008 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 7 June, 2008

Category — Carriers and Locals

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
744
c
Sale 958, Lot 744, Carriers and LocalsBrowne & Co.'s City Post Office, Cincinnati O., 2c Black (29L2). Margins slightly in, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), ample margins to cut in, both stamps tied by dark blue "Cincinnati O. Dec. 17" circular datestamp on brown cover to Putnam Female Seminary in Ohio, minor edgewear

FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF BROWNE & CO.'S 2-CENT STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

The Browne & Co. 1c stamp, Scott 29L1, was designed with the "Brown & Co." spelling error. The correct spelling with the "e" at the end appears on the 2c stamp and the markings used by the post.

5,000
4,000