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

Drake's Plantation Bitters
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
234   ImageDrake's Plantation Bitters, New York N.Y., 1c Blue (EP70). Case has nice golden brown color with trace of original silvering around a few letters, mica fresher than most, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

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 500.00

SOLD for $425.00
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235   ImageDrake's Plantation Bitters, New York N.Y., 1c Blue (EP70). Rich stamp color and attractive case, mica with hint of crazing at edge, Very Fine (Image)

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 500.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
236   ImageDrake's Plantation Bitters, New York N.Y., 5c Red Brown (EP72). Stamp with warm color, light horizontal crease, case with deep color, intact mica, Very Fine, ex Ford (Image)

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 600.00

SOLD for $450.00
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237   ImageDrake's Plantation Bitters, New York N.Y., 10c Green (EP73). Stamp with radiant color, placed in such a way that it is off-center but with an eye towards centering and placement of the denomination at bottom, case has light golden brown color with darker area at bottom, intact mica, fresh and Very Fine, ex Ford (Image)

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 650.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
238   ImageDrake's Plantation Bitters, New York N.Y., 12c Black (EP74). Stamp with detailed impression, beautifully placed so that denomination is clearly visible, case is uniformly golden brown, mica fresh and intact

EXTREMELY FINE. A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THE VERY RARE 12-CENT DRAKE’S PLANTATION BITTERS, OF WHICH FEWER THAN TEN ARE REPORTED.

Col. Patrick H. Drake and Demas Barnes formed a partnership sometime around 1862 to manufacture and market Drake's Plantation Bitters. Their partnership ended in 1867, and Plantation Bitters was sold thereafter by P. H. Drake & Co. The digestive aid -- made with 38% alcohol -- was sold in a distinctive log cabin-shaped bottle. This bottle design was patented in 1862, and Plantation Bitters was one of more than 40 cabin-shaped bitters bottles produced by various makers.

Ex Virgil Brand, Mrs. E. C. Henderson Jr. and Ford (Image)

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 2,000.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
239   ImageDrake's Plantation Bitters, New York N.Y., 90c Blue (EP77). Stamp with deep rich color, case a nice golden brown with original silvering around letters on back, mica almost completely intact with one small area of lamination at upper right

EXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT DRAKE'S PLANTATION BITTERS ENCASED POSTAGE STAMP, OF WHICH ONLY FIVE ARE REPORTED, INCLUDING TWO IN INSTITUTIONS. THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST OF THE THREE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.

Col. Patrick H. Drake and Demas Barnes formed a partnership sometime around 1862 to manufacture and market Drake's Plantation Bitters. Their partnership ended in 1867, and Plantation Bitters was sold thereafter by P. H. Drake & Co. The digestive aid -- made with 38% alcohol -- was sold in a distinctive log cabin-shaped bottle. This bottle design was patented in 1862, and Plantation Bitters was one of more than 40 cabin-shaped bitters bottles produced by various makers.

The Ford sale catalogue description of this piece (Stack's 6/23/2004, lot 478) reported that the cataloguer knew of four 90c Drake's encasements, including two held by institutions, and that perhaps one additional example was extant. Two were offered in the Ford sale, and a third was offered in the 2007 Mayer sale. The example offered here is the finest of these three (two ex Ford, one Mayer), which are the only pieces available to collectors.

Ex Ford (Image)

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 11,000.00

SOLD for $8,000.00
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