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Sale 326
U.S., Confederacy and U.S. Possessions
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Lot 914 |
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Encased Postage, "Feuchtwanger" 9¢ strip, three 3¢ rose (65) singles overlapping in copper encasement, with a fancy eagle & snake on reverse and covered in mica, with the usual mica works, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
These were probably produced in the 1890s to sell to collectors. The name derives from the 1837 Feuchtwanger "hard times" token, used in an earlier period during a scarcity of coins.
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Lot 915 |
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Encased Postage, Ayer's Cathartic Pills, 3¢ short arrows (EP3), mica slightly cracked, reverse sharp, Very Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 916 |
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Encased Postage, Take Ayer's Pills, 3¢ (EP9), mica free of cracks, reverse slight wear, fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 917 |
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Encased Postage, Ayer's Sarsaparilla, 3¢ small "AYER'S" (EP15a), mica with just a slight crack, but clear, reverse retains a bit of the original silvering, accompanied by three Ayer multi-colored advertising cards, Fine to Very Fine. Hodders & Bowers 29.
Scott $400
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Lot 918 |
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Encased Postage, Burnett's Cocoaine Kalliston, 10¢ (EP47), small crack in mica but clear, reverse with normal wear, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $575
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Lot 919 |
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Encased Postage, J. Gault, 5¢ (EP96), mica intact, back with slight wear, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 920 |
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Encased Postage, J. Gault, 5¢ (EP96), mica slightly cracked, light wear on reverse, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 921 |
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Encased Postage, J. Gault, 10¢ (EP97), clear mica, just light wear on reverse, Very Fine.
Scott $750
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