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March United States Postal History
Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History
LOT# : 3072
Date: 29.03.2023 - 17:00
Connecticut Postal History, 1847 Issue
magenta datestamp with matching grids tying 1847 10c Black vertical bisect (2b) to mourning cover to Brooklyn, Connecticut, very fine, the only legitimate 1847 10c bisect from Hartford (a second example listed by Alexander was proven fake) and the only 1847 10c bisect on a mourning cover, an extraordinary and beautiful cover, ex-Rust, Hawley, Boker, and Gross, 1987 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Scott 2b
6
Starting Price: $5,000
Hammer Price: $6,500