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The Dr. William A. Litle Collection of United States Encased Postage continued...

Joseph Burnett & Co.

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Lot Description

226

Burnett's Cocoaine, Kalliston, Toilet Sets &c&c, Boston Mass., 3c Rose (EP45). Stamp with bright color, large part of original silvering present on both front and back, mica with some minor lamination, Extremely Fine, a wonderful example of this issue (Image)

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750.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

227

Burnett's Cocoaine, Kalliston, Toilet Sets &c&c, Boston Mass., 10c Green (EP47). Stamp with bright color and light vertical crease, case is golden brown, tiny crazing at top and bottom, case with small dent on back, still Very Fine, ex Ford (Image)

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700.00

SOLD for $600.00
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228

Burnett's Cooking Extracts, Boston Mass., 1c Blue (EP52). Stamp with deep rich color, part of original silvering on reverse, mica with some trivial lamination, fresh and Very Fine example of this issue, ex Ford (Image)

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450.00

SOLD for $450.00
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229

Burnett's Cooking Extracts, Boston Mass., 5c Red Brown (EP54). Stamp is an intense reddish shade, case with large part of original silvering on reverse and tabs, mica with some trivial lamination, Extremely Fine, ex Lilly and Ford (Image)

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500.00

SOLD for $700.00
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230

Burnett's Cooking Extracts, Boston Mass., 10c Green (EP55). Stamp has rich color and is well-positioned, mica is clear and essentially in perfect condition, Extremely Fine, ex Summit, undercatalogued in Scott (Image)

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750.00

SOLD for $650.00
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231

Burnett's Cooking Extracts, Boston Mass., 24c Violet (EP57). Stamp with deep rich purplish color and detailed impression, case is a lovely golden brown color with part of original silvering on reverse, mica is fresh and intact

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 24-CENT BURNETT'S COOKING EXTRACTS ENCASED POSTAGE.

Joseph Burnett (1820-1894) was born in Southborough, Massachusetts, and was graduated in 1837 from the Worcester College of Pharmacy. He immediately went to work for Theodore Metcalf Co., an apothecary located on Tremont Row in Boston. In 1845 he became a partner, and the firm adopted the name Burnett & Metcalf Chemical Co. (it was dissolved in 1855). During this time Dr. Burnett supplied the anesthetic used by Dr. William T. Morton to perform the first public painless surgical operation in the United States, at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1847 Dr. Burnett started his own business selling personal and home products, and in 1858 he moved his offices to Boston. Burnett's "Cocoaine" hair tonic, "Kalliston" skin cream, toilet sets and extract flavorings were advertised on the firm's encasements. The "Cocoaine" products did not contain any cocaine narcotic, as did many other patent medicines, but Dr. Burnett might have created the term for marketing purposes.

The Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 447) states "the cataloguer has revised his earlier opinion of the rarity of this denomination and suggests there are only about two, at most three, 24 Cent pieces known."

Ex Ford and Mayer. (Image)

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5,000.00

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction