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

Trial or Experimental Encasements
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
201   ImageJ. Gault, 3c Dull Red (EP95 var). Uncirculated, gold-plated case with 3c 1857 Issue used instead of 3c 1861 Issue, "THREE" and "CENTS" denomination cut out and pasted into place so fully visible, the mica is clear, case is a bright yellow gold color

EXTREMELY FINE AND UNCIRCULATED. THIS EXPERIMENTAL J. GAULT GOLD ENCASEMENT WITH THE DEMONETIZED 3-CENT 1857 ISSUE IS UNIQUE.

John J. Ford Jr. acquired this and three other experimental encasements in 1952 directly from the Scovill Manufacturing Co. of Waterbury, Connecticut, in a trade arranged by George Fuld, who was an acquaintance of the Scovill museum’s curator. Considering their provenance, these experimental encasements must have been made by Scovill, the button manufacturer that produced Gault’s encased postage. The four trial pieces were made with invalid postage: this 3c 1857 Issue, a 2c Bank Check stamp (with Irving House legend), a 3c Star Die envelope stamp and a 10c essay envelope stamp. All four were sold in the Stack’s 2004 sale of the Ford collection (Part IV, lots 644-647). Other encasements with 1857 Issue and revenue stamps are known (see Reed book, p. 74, 86).

Ex Scovill Manufacturing Co. and Ford (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
202   Image10c Green, Experimental Silver Case (unlisted). 24mm, deep early stamp shade, richly toned two-piece silver-gray case with intact mica (some minor lamination), no advertisement or legend on back

VERY FINE. A UNIQUE EXPERIMENTAL SILVER ENCASEMENT WITH THE 10-CENT 1861 ISSUE, USING A FORMAT THAT DIFFERS FROM GAULT'S PATENT.

Ex F.C.C. Boyd and Ford (lot 639) (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
203   Image12c Black, Experimental Silver Case (unlisted). 24.2mm, stamp is a dark shade on bright paper, richly toned two-piece silver-gray case with intact mica (some minor lamination), no advertisement or legend on back

VERY FINE. A UNIQUE EXPERIMENTAL SILVER ENCASEMENT WITH THE 12-CENT 1861 ISSUE, USING A FORMAT THAT DIFFERS FROM GAULT'S PATENT.

Ex Herst sale (Dec. 3, 1968) and Ford (lot 643) (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
204   Image"Feuchtwanger" Nine-Cent Strip. Three 3c 1861's with perforations trimmed, slightly overlapping in rectangular copper frame, some mica faults, frame embossed with floral motif and central eagle and snake, this is reminiscent to Feuchtwanger's 1c obverse design, this fantasy was made by someone other than Gault or Scovill, and has nothing to do with Feuchtwanger, nevertheless examples have been collected along with encased postage stamps for decades (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

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