Fractional Currency and Encased Postage
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 22 |
|
 1c Blue (63). Two, with one
3c Rose (65) affixed on 5c fractional currency note from William
Newton & Co. in Newport R.I. and dated July 24, 1862, most perfs
scissors-trimmed, few creases, otherwise Fine, scarce and unusual item, due
to a shortage of coins and distrust of paper currency, some private firms
used stamps to try and increase their business, much along the same lines
as encased postage, unfortunately due to the fragile nature of the paper
used many are defective or were destroyed -- a similar note realized $1,250
hammer in our 1994 Sapperstein sale (Sale 761)
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,900.00 |
| 23 |
|
 Ayer's Cathartic Pills, Lowell
Mass., 3c Rose (EP3). Mostly intact mica with few cracks, bright color,
Very Fine (Image) |
225.00 |
210.00 |
| 24 |
|
 Take Ayer's Pills, 3c Rose
(EP9). Bright color, mostly intact mica except for small crack at top
right, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
200.00 |
160.00 |
| 25 |
|
 Ayer's Sarsaparilla, 3c Rose,
Medium Ayer's (EP15). Brilliant color, intact mica, Very Fine (Image) |
275.00 |
400.00 |
| 26 |
|
 "Feuchtwanger" Nine-Cent
Strip. Unusual case with three partly imperforate 3c stamps in metal
case and with mica, mica with few cracks and some lamination, otherwise
Fine, very rare, usually found in 9c denominations, these were likely not
produced by Gault, the name comes from the similarity in design to the 1837
Feuchtwanger Cent coin (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
400.00 |