The William H. Gross Collection: United States 1847 First Issue

*A buyer’s premium of 18% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

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Sale 1228 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

Session One (lots 1-208): Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 1:30 p.m.

• Die Proofs Lot 1–27
• Plate Proofs, Proof Balance Lot 28–35
• Examples with Original Gum Lot 36–38
• Double Transfers Lot 39–53
• Plate Varieties Lot 54–90
• Used Blocks and Multiples Lot 91–108
• Corner and Sheet Margin Examples Lot 109–131
• Early Impressions-Deep Red Brown and Orange Brown Lot 132–136
• Early Impressions-Dark Brown Shades Lot 137–164
• Intermediate Impressions-Various Shades Lot 165–172
• Worn-Plate Impressions Lot 173–175
• Orange Brown and Brown Orange Shades Lot 176–184
• Cleaned-Plate Impressions-Orange Brown Shades Lot 185–191
• Cleaned-Plate Impressions-Brown Orange Shades Lot 192–199
• Red Orange Shades (Cleaned Plate and Worn Plate) Lot 200–204
• Balance of Off-Cover Stamps and Forgeries Lot 205–208

Session Two (lots 209-359): Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 1:30 p.m.

• Unusual Grid Cancellations Lot 209–229
• Wheeling, Virginia, Red Grid Precancellation Lot 230–233
• Dotted Grids Lot 234–239
• Fancy Cancellations Lot 240–250
• Unusual Colored Cancellations Lot 251–260
• Unusual Manuscript Cancellations Lot 261–262
• "Paid" Cancellations Lot 263–271
• Numeral Cancellations—"5" and "10" Rates Lot 272–313
• "Steam" and Waterway Markings Lot 314–322
• Railroad Route Agent Markings Lot 323–327
• "Way" Markings Lot 328–334
• "Free" Markings Lot 335–336
• Town Markings Lot 337–342
• Canadian Post Office Cancellations Lot 343–348
• European Transit Markings Lot 349–354
• Use of Demonetized Stamps after June 30, 1851 Lot 355–359

Session Three (lots 360-563): Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 1:30 p.m.

• On Cover: 5¢ Early Impressions Lot 360–367
• On Cover: Town Markings Lot 368–393
• On Cover: Midwestern Post Offices Lot 394–407
• On Cover: Bisected Stamps Lot 408–417
• On Cover: Multiples and Multiple-Rate Frankings Lot 418–424
• On Cover: 5¢ and 10¢ Combination Frankings Lot 425–426
• On Cover: Numeral Cancellations—"5" and "10" Rates Lot 427–434
• On Cover: "Paid" Cancellations Lot 435–442
• On Cover: Unusual and Fancy Cancellations Lot 443–453
• On Cover: Railroad Route Agent Markings Lot 454–478
• On Cover: Steamboat and Waterway Route Markings Lot 479–490
• On Cover: Auxiliary Markings Lot 491–495
• On Cover: Printed Envelopes Lot 496–499
• On Cover: Carrier and Local Post Service Lot 500–509
• On Cover: Use of Demonetized Stamps after June 30, 1851 Lot 510–513
• On Cover Balance of the William H. Gross Collection Lot 514
• Used in Panama Lot 515–517
• Used from Canada Lot 518–523
• Used to Canada and Maritime Provinces Lot 524–543
• Used to and from Great Britain and Europe Lot 544–563