Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection

Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018

Category — Fancy Cancellations, Mostly from Waterbury, Connecticut

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Lot

Symbol

Photo/Description

Cat./Est. Value

Realized

64°

Sale 1188, Lot 64, Fancy Cancellations, Mostly from Waterbury, Connecticut

Little Piggy of Sandisfield, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION

Little Piggy, perfect strike on 3¢ Dull Red, Type III (26), “Sandisfield, Mass. Mar. 25” (circa 1861) double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Plymouth, Connecticut, very rare--one other off-cover strike known

PROVENANCE

* Donald Malcolm

* Clyde Jennings (collection sold privately to William H. Gross)

CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES

* Skinner-Eno, United States Cancellations 1845-1869, p. 141, no. PA-E1

CERTIFICATION

* The Philatelic Foundation (2000)

CONDITION NOTES

* Extremely Fine

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E. 2,000-3,000

10,500

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