Lot 2138
Floyd's Penny Post, 1860 (1¢) green (68L3), large to oversized margins, tied by "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" circular handstamp on 3¢ entire (U35) to Atlanta, Ga., entire postmarked Chicago target duplex, Nov 3, 1862, manuscript docketing "Corey & Dwight, Nov 4th 1862" at left; opened a bit roughly at right, vertical file fold at center, fresh and Very Fine. Unpriced by Scott.
Estimate 25,000 - 30,000
ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THE FLOYD'S 1¢ GREEN ON COVER ARE RECORDED; THIS IS THE FINER OF THE TWO.
Provenance: Brown
Floyd's Penny Post was a local post operating in Chicago, Ill. from July 1860 to at least November of 1862. The post issued stamps in brown, blue, and green. The brown and blue stamps were the first to be issued in 1860, the blue being used until the end of the post. The green stamp was most likely the last printing with the known usages being Oct 21 and Nov 2 of 1862.
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| Realized $25,000 |
