Lot 1256
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U.S.; Postal Stationery, 1870, 6c Lincoln, Reay Stamped Envelopes, With "Specimen" Overprints, #U85S-U87aS, the marvelous mounted exhibition collection of 24 different envelopes collected by the various forms and sizes, in addition to the various colors of the indicias and the envelopes themselves, incredibly comprehensive and nearing completion, all wonderfully annotated on nine exhibition pages, all are quite fresh and very fine; an almost impossible group to duplicate today. Ex Ainsworth, some Ex White. Realized $1650 in 2009 auction . Estimate $700-900.
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Realized $1,438 |