Sale 976 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009
Category — The Martin Richardson Gold Medal Collection of U.S. Post Office Seals (1872-1969 Post Office Seals on Cover)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2657
1877, "Post Obitum" Official Seal, Brown (OX1). Two, different shades, used to seal top edge of officially opened unpaid envelope, "Savannah, Ga. Apr. 19" circular datestamp on reverse obscured by seals, clear strike of "Held for Postage" handstamp, blue crayon ms. "3c" and matching "2017", reduced at right where a stamp may have been removed, likely Dead Letter Office usage of the "Post Obitum" seal, rare
E. 200-300
170