Encased Postage A-Z continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 4046 |
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Burnett's Cooking Extracts, 30c Orange (EP58). Stamp with deep rich color and proof-like impression, small mica crack at top, the case has taken on a lovely patinaEXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT ENCASED POSTAGE RARITY WITH AN ESTIMATED TWO TO FOUR EXTANT. The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 448) described the 30c Burnett's as "Possibly just three known" and "may only be as few as two." Ex Ford and Mayer (Image) |
5,500.00
SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4047 |
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H. A. Cook, Evansville Ind., 5c Red Brown (EP64). Rich color, slight mica crazing and tiny speck out in area of Jefferson's eye, the case is in excellent conditionVERY FINE. FEWER THAN SIX EXAMPLES
OF THE H. A. COOK 5-CENT ENCASEMENT ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST. ONLY TWO DENOMINATIONS WERE ISSUED BY THIS FIRM. Ex Mayer (Image) |
3,500.00
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4048 |
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H. A. Cook, Evansville Ind., 10c Green (EP65). Mica faults, the stamp and case are intactFINE. A RARE 10-CENT COOK ENCASEMENT. ONLY TWO DENOMINATIONS WERE ISSUED BY THIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, DRY
GOODS MERCHANT. The 10c is the more available of the two Cook encasements, but still only 11-15 are reported in Reed census. (Image) |
3,000.00
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4049 |
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Dougan, Hatter, New York, 1c Blue (EP66). Mica intact with only tiny imperfections, stamp with some slight soiling and a small stain, reverse of case with almost complete original
silveringVERY FINE. THE REED CENSUS ESTIMATES ONLY ELEVEN TO FIFTEEN ONE-CENT DOUGAN THE HATTER ENCASED POSTAGE STAMPS HAVE SURVIVED IN ANY CONDITION. Dougan the Hatter, located at Nassau and Ann Street in New York City, produced the
distinctive "hat" encasement to advertise his business. (Image) |
2,500.00
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4050 |
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Dougan, Hatter, New York, 3c Rose (EP67). Mica in excellent condition with only tiny imperfections, small stamp edge fault, the reverse is beautiful and looks almost like a proof strikeVERY FINE.
RARE, WITH AN ESTIMATED SURVIVING POPULATION OF BETWEEN ELEVEN AND FIFTEEN. The Reed census reports 11-15 known. (Image) |
2,250.00
SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4051 |
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Dougan, Hatter, New York, 5c Red Brown (EP68). Stamp shows full "Five Cents" value label and has rich color, mica has small cracks and minor faults, case is intact and in excellent
conditionFINE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 5-CENT DOUGAN THE HATTER ENCASEMENT, OF WHICH FEWER THAN FIVE ARE REPORTED KNOWN. The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 459) reports "fewer than five known" of this elusive Dougan
the Hatter 5c encased postage stamp. (Image) |
3,750.00
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4052 |
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Dougan, Hatter, New York, 10c Green (EP69). The stamp has some very minor wrinkling, some mica lamination and slight crazing, the case is a beautiful golden brown shadeVERY FINE. A PARTICULARLY
CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE VERY RARE 10-CENT DOUGAN THE HATTER ENCASED POSTAGE STAMP. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE ARE NO MORE THAN TWO TO FOUR SURVIVING EXAMPLES. Ex Ford and Mayer (Image) |
3,750.00
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4053 |
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Drake's Plantation Bitters, 1c Blue (EP70).
Stamp well-positioned, rich color, mica intact and reverse with small part of original silvering, Extremely Fine (Image) |
450.00
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4054 |
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Drake's Plantation Bitters, 3c Rose (EP71). Stamp with good color
and mica intact, well-struck and pretty "brassy" reverse, Extremely Fine (Image) |
450.00
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4055 |
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Drake's Plantation Bitters, 5c Red Brown (EP72). Stamp wrinkled and mica faults, the reverse appears to have been plated with a shiny golden material, some of which has worn off in places, otherwise Very Fine
(Image) |
600.00
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4056 |
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Drake's Plantation Bitters,
10c Green (EP73). Stamp well-positioned, rich color, small mica fault and slight spot of corrosion along one edge on the reverse, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
650.00
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |