Lot #: 6156
Floyd's Penny Post, 1860, 1c Blue, 68L1, Used on Piece
1c Blue tied by "Floyd's Chicago Penny Post" oval handstamp on piece.
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1c Blue tied by "Floyd's Chicago Penny Post" oval handstamp on piece.
Tied by black "Floyd's Penny Post Chicago" double-oval handstamps on piece
Check against original and Reprints
Large margins
Illustrated in Byways of Philately, page 185
Horizontal strip of three, large margins to ample at top, clear strikes of "Floyd's Penny Post" circular sunburst handstamp, the soft paper has two tiny thin speck and a small tear at lower left, still Extremely Fine
With a PF Cert which states, "HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE, FLOYD'S PENNY POST "SUNBURST" CANCELS. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT It Is Genuine, The Left Stamp With A Small Scissors Cut At Bottom Left AND THE RIGHT STAMP WITH A SMALL TONED SPOT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT MARGIN."
Ex Ben K. Ford
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1c Brown, unused, original gum with previous hinge, cut from a block of eight, which was possibly the largest unused multiple of any Floyd's Penny Post issue. See scan of the original 2004 PF cert.
Canceled by "Floyd's Chicago Penny Post" Type II oval handstamp
1c Green, used.
The 68L3 green stamps are recorded to only be used in October and November 1862. They appear to be the last printing, probably by Kimball & Waterman, before the post was closed. There are only three recorded covers, six or seven used stamps off cover, and three or four unused stamps. Faults and tear on right.
Bennett Sale 06/07 Lot 475
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