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Sale 1284 — The Yellowstone Collection of 1847 Issue Covers

Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 May, 2023

Category — 1847 Issue: Ship, Railroad and Steamboat Markings

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
563
c
Sale 1284, Lot 563, 1847 Issue: Ship, Railroad and Steamboat Markings5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, rich color and intermediate impression, cancelled by unusual open grid of dots fancy cancel, matching "Lake Champlain S.B. Oct. 9" circular datestamp on cover to Malone N.Y., stamp with tiny tear at top, still Very Fine, scarce, illustrated and described in an article on "New York Steamboat Markings" by Creighton Hart in Chronicle 100 (p. 250), who notes that it is not possible to tell whether this originated in New York or Vermont, ex Bingham, Hart, Boker and Gross

E. 750-1,000
950
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