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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 4046 |
 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 Magnifier) |
5,500.00 | 4,750.00 | |
| 4047 |
 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 Magnifier) |
3,500.00 | 3,750.00 | |
| 4048 |
 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 Magnifier) |
3,000.00 | 1,500.00 | |
| 4049 |
 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 Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 2,300.00 | |
| 4050 |
 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 Magnifier) |
2,250.00 | 2,400.00 | |
| 4051 |
 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 Magnifier) |
3,750.00 | 2,200.00 | |
| 4052 |
 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 Magnifier) |
3,750.00 | 2,600.00 | |
| 4053 |
 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 Magnifier) |
450.00 | 600.00 | |
| 4054 |
 Drake's Plantation Bitters, 3c Rose (EP71). Stamp with good color and mica intact, well-struck and pretty "brassy" reverse, Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier) |
450.00 | 500.00 | |
| 4055 |
 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 Magnifier) |
600.00 | 350.00 | |
| 4056 |
 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 Magnifier) |
650.00 | 325.00 |