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
起拍价: $1,000
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
落槌价 $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.
来源
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
拍卖会信息
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 12 - Carriers & Independent Mails — Jul 18, 2025 - 10:00