The Myerson Collection
| This is a net price sale of the James P. Myerson collection of 1861-1868 Issue postal history. It is a joint offering by Richard Frajola and Suburban Stamp Incorporated. All items are offered subject unsold. | ||||||
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| 134 |
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Cumberland, Maine Precancel, 1c blue (#63) with pen cancel on cover with printed "Cumberland Me Mar" postmark and large portion of address, "16" day added in manuscript, with original enclosure (mis-dated 1860 instead of 1863) and signed in type by Horace Gray who, in addition to being a printer, was the postmaster, this is really a pre-postmarked cover, ex Lee, illustrated in Evans, Philatelic Foundation certificate, extremely fine |
$3,000 |
| 135 |
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#63, 1c Blue, tied to local use cover at Richmond, Virginia by bright green geometric cancel, matching "Richmond Va Aug 9" postmark, manuscript 1866 docket at side, the true green, ex Knapp, rare on the one cent, very fine | $1,250 |
| 136 |
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Carrier Usage, to the mails carrier with 1c blue (#63) tied together with 3c rose (#65) by "New York Feb 25" duplex postmark, fine | $50 |
Richard Frajola (March, 2002)
