Lot 12056
#9, 1c Blue Type IV (Pair, Positions 28R1L–29R1L), on Drop Letter to New Orleans with “Please Send by Penny Post” Directive
The Only Recorded Cover with The Carrier Fee And Drop Letter Postage Prepaid by Stamps
5 Items
Mise à prix: $1,000
Estimation: $3,000 - $4,000
Sold For $1,400
Horizontal pair of 1c Blue Type IV (#9), positions 28R1L and 29R1L, tied by circular grid cancels on folded cover addressed locally within New Orleans, Louisiana. The manuscript instruction “Please Send by Penny Post” requested carrier delivery. The pair prepaid the 2c combined rate for drop letter and local carrier service.
Provenance
Ex Meysersburg, Benjamin Franklin Bailar, Jeffreys. Illustrated in Perry’s The Carrier Stamps of the United States (Figure 7); Meyersburg, The Penny Post Vol. 8, No. 3 (Figure 9); included in Bailar’s Gold Medal Exhibit
Informations sur la vente
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 12 - Carriers & Independent Mails — Jul 18, 2025 - 10:00