Lot 57
1867, 3¢ red, F. grill (94), tied by single ring cancellation duplexed with "Phila Pa. Mar 21" c.d.s. on all-over gray advertising collectibles dealer envelope to Albany N.Y., also includes printed "Kline's Emporium" advertising card; opened at right; stamp with couple short perfs, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
A SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE EARLY STAMP DEALER'S ALL-OVER ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPE, AND THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 3¢ F. GRILL.
Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificates.
Kline was an early stamp dealer and would have probably affixed a new issue to his collector's mailings. The year was proven by checking the Philadelphia city directories for the period that show Kline had moved his office from 824 Walnut Street to 8th Street by February 1868. Secondly, the Philadelphia cancellations documented by Tom Clarke show this 4-segment ring cancellation was used only March 10-23, 1868 (La Posta, November 1995, p. 64).
Documented and illustrated in Alan Berkun's "The 1868 Regular Production D, E and F Grill EDUs", First Days, June 2004, p. 15, fig. 10.
|
| |
| Realized $1,900 |
