The Myerson Collection
This is a net price sale of the James P. Myerson collection of 1861-1868 Issue postal history. It is a joint offering by Richard Frajola and Suburban Stamp Incorporated. All items are offered subject unsold. |
item # |
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description |
price |
140 |
#63, 1c Blue, Freak Perforations, a very narrow stamp tied together with 2c black (#73) to cover by "St. Louis Mo 5 Mar" duplex postmark, ex Lee, unusual |
$75 | |
141 | Dead Letter Office, to the mails carrier usage with 1c blue (#63) tied together with 3c rose (#65) to cover by "Philadelphia Pa May 18 1863" postmark, scarcer "US Penny Mail May 18" octagonal backstamp with "U" station initial at side, used to Norristown with their "advertised" handstamp, manuscript "Not Called for" and "Norristown Pa Jul 31" backstamp, blue "P.O. Department Dead Letter Office" double oval datestamp, illustrated in Evans, extremely fine usage | $500 | |
142 | Advertised And Forwarded, three copies 1c blue (#63) tied to cover from Buffalo, New York to Geneva, "Buffalo NY May 7 1863" origin postmark, Forwarded to Albany with boxed handstamp, 3 due rate and "Geneva NY May 8" postmark, Albany's Advertised "May 16" datestamp and "Albany NY Jul 6" backstamp, illustrated in Evans, very fine auxiliary markings | $350 |
Richard Frajola (March, 2002)