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 (Typeset Seals on Cover)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2686
c
Sale 976, Lot 2686, The Martin Richardson Gold Medal Collection of U.S. Post Office Seals (Typeset Seals on Cover)Black on White, Typeset Seal (LOX28). Affixed over top of green cover and with ms. "Grafton Stone Co." to Cleveland Stone Co. in Grafton O., town name crossed out and "try Beria" written in, with 2c 1894 Issue tied by cork, Greenwich, Grafton and Berea circular datestamps of Oct. 1898, 2c defective

VERY FINE. ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THIS OFFICIAL SEAL AND ONE OF THE KEYS TO A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TYPESET SEALS.

Ex. Hopkins and Lyons. With 1976 P.F. certificate

2,700
1,600