Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
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March 21, 2024: Americana - Day Two

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Stamps
Lot 1177

RARE UNITED STATES STAMP, SCOTT #156 RED GLEN ALLEN STAR PRECANCEL ON POSTAL COVER

Estimate: $200 - $300
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$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

RARE UNITED STATES STAMP, SCOTT #156 RED GLEN ALLEN STAR PRECANCEL ON POSTAL COVER, Glen Allen Star Precancel in red affixed to a Cussons, May& Sheppard Printing Co., Glen Allen, VA advertising cover printed in green, having a red-printed Aug. 22, 1878 postmark, addressed to Mr. Ephraim Baker, Mount Olive, Shenandoah Co., Virginia. Together with an American Philatelic Society Expert Committee Report certificate, No. 198591, 12/22/2011. 

Condition

The stamp lacks several perforations on each side, and the cover is basically intact with some roughness to the bottom edge. 

From the estate of Larry Derrer, Harrisonburg, VA.