The Summit Collection of United States Encased Postage continued...

EXTREMELY FINE. THE TOP VALUE 90-CENT GAULT IS VERY RARE, AND THE EXAMPLE OFFERED HERE IS ONE OF THE FINEST AMONG THE REPORTED SURVIVING EXAMPLES.

The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 514) reports "probably fewer than 10 known." This example compares favorably to the About Uncirculated example offered in the Ford sale, which realized more than $10,000. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY RARE ENCASED POSTAGE STAMP, OF WHICH FEWER THAN FIVE EXAMPLES ARE REPORTED.

Ex Ford where reported as "probably fewer than five known." (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. AS WITH THE 3-CENT HOPKINS IN THE PREVIOUS LOT, FEWER THAN FIVE SURVIVNG EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT HOPKINS ENCASEMENT ARE REPORTED KNOWN. THIS EXAMPLE IS WITHOUT QUESTION AMONG THE FINEST EXTANT.

Ex Ford where reported as "only about five of these known." (Image)

VERY FINE. THE TEN-CENT HOPKINS & COMPANY IS AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ENCASED POSTAGE STAMP.

The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 519) offered another example of this rarity with the comment, "There may be only three of these in existence. We note none sold publicly since 1994." (Image)

VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE 12-CENT HUNT & NASH ENCASED POSTAGE. FEWER THAN FIVE EXAMPLES REPORTED.

Ex Ford (lot 527). The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 526) noted "there may be as few as five, or so, known." (Image)

VERY FINE. ONLY TWO OR THREE OF THE 12-CENT IRVING HOUSE RIBBED-FRAME ENCASEMENT ARE REPORTED.

The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 528) reports "two or three known" of the 12c Irving House with ribbed frame. (Image)

VERY FINE. THE 24-CENT IRVING HOUSE IS EXTREMELY RARE, WITH ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES REPORTED, THIS BEING ONE OF THE FINEST.

Ex Ford (lot 530) where noted as one of "about five known" (Image)