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The Wildhorse Collection of U.S. Revenues and Encased Postage continued...

Civil War Encased Postage continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
336   ImageKirkpatrick & Gault, New York N.Y., 5c Red Brown (EP115). Stamp with rich color, some mica crazing, Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 500.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
337   ImageKirkpatrick & Gault, New York, 30c Orange (EP119). Stamp with rich shade suggestive of the Deep Orange seen on the 30c First Color (Scott 61), positioned with "Thirty Cents" well-framed by bottom edge of case (this encasement is usually not well-centered), small bit of soiling evident in cross light, tiny mica flaw at right, intact case with a brightly colored reverse

VERY FINE. THIS KIRKPATRICK & GAULT ISSUE IS ONE OF THE FEW 30-CENT ENCASEMENTS WHICH EXIST IN ANY SORT OF COLLECTIBLE QUANTITY.

Joseph Kirkpatrick was a small-time munitions importer and president of the United States Dispatch Company in New York City. He became John Gault’s partner in the summer of 1862. According to research by Fred L. Reed III, Gault and Kirkpatrick probably met through a mutual business associate, William V. Barkalow. The Kirkpatrick & Gault encasements solicited Applications for Advertising on this Currency” and gave the 1 Park Place address.

The Reed census assigns an R-6 rating to the 30c Kirkpatrick & Gault (16-20 known). With clear 2006 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,750.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
338   ImageLord & Taylor, New York, 3c Rose (EP122). Stamp has rich color, usual trivial mica irregularities, choice reverse showing original silvering (described as "traces" on accompanying certificate)

EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT LORD & TAYLOR ENCASED POSTAGE STAMP.

Lord & Taylor was founded in 1826 by Samuel Lord, an immigrant from England, who started with capital borrowed from his wife’s uncle. Lord was soon joined by his wife’s cousin, George Washington Taylor, and they created the department store” that remains one of the leading retailers of fashionable apparel. In 1862 there were three different stores in Manhattan, all of which are listed on their encased postage.

Ex Mayer and Summit. With 2008 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,500.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
339   ImageLord & Taylor, New York, 10c Green (EP124). Stamp superbly positioned showing full labels at top and bottom, mica shows only slight lamination in cross-lighting, sound case with the reverse in an attractive olive brown color, Extremely Fine, Reed census reports 16-20 known, ex Ford and Summit (Image)

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 $ 1,250.00

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
340   ImageMendum's Family Wine Emporium, New York N.Y., 1c Blue (EP129). Stamp with deep rich color, case has rich olive brown color, mica has slight lamination, Very Fine, George Mendum was a wine merchant and retailer of other goods, such as cigars, pickles and luxury food items, his "family emporium," located at Broadway and Cedar Street, was primarily a drinking establishment, but Mendum cleverly offered other products to justify its "family" appeal. (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
341   ImageNorth America Life Insurance Co., New York, 1c Blue, Straight "INSURANCE" (EP140a). Stamp with bright color, slight wrinkles, mica is clear with slight lamination visible in cross-lighting, the case with nearly full original silvering on the reverse, Extremely Fine, the equal of the Ford specimen, which also showed considerable silvering ex Summit (Image)

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 $ 525.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
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342   ImageNorth America Life Insurance Co., New York, 3c Rose, Straight "INSURANCE" (EP141). Stamp with wrinkles, minor mica faults around edge, lovely case in an olive brown color, Very Fine, ex Summit (Image)

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 $ 800.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
343   ImageSchapker & Bussing, Evansville Ind., 3c Rose (EP156). Stamp with tiny toned spot, trivial mica flaws, attractive case with olive golden tone on the reverse, Very Fine, a choice example of this scarce encasement, ex Summit, with clear 2005 P.F. certificate, Schapker & Bussing was one of two firms in Evansville, Indiana, that ordered encased postage from Gault, the partnership between Bernard Schapker and John W. Bussing, both German immigrants and employees of Samuel Embich & Co., was started in 1860, their business was located on Main Street near the Ohio River, the firm prospered until the Panic of 1873 caused its failure (Image)

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 $ 1,250.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
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344   ImageSchapker & Bussing, Evansville Ind., 5c Red Brown (EP157). Stamp has bright color, nice positioning with full denomination at bottom, minor mica flaws, case with pretty olive gold reverse, Extremely Fine, ex Summit, the 5c has a lower Scott value than the 3c but higher rarity rarity in Reed census, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
345   ImageWeir & Larminie, Bankers and Specie Brokers, Montreal, Canada, 10c Green (EP177). Stamp with deep rich color, centered with "U.S. Postage" and value tablet clearly visible, mica intact with some lamination at top and tiny flaw at bottom, case in a rich olive brown shade

EXTREMELY FINE. A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT WEIR & LARMINIE ENCASED POSTAGE. ONLY 20-30 ARE KNOWN.

The firm of Weir & Larminie was a private banking and specie broker in Montreal, Canada. William Weir, a Scottish immigrant, is a prominent figure in Canadian financial history. During the Civil War, Weir was the government official in charge of the U.S. silver coins brought into Canada to take advantage of the difference in the two country's specie exchange rates. According to numismatic historians, Weir's junior partner, G. H. Larminie, ordered the encased stamps during a trip to New York City. Since there was no need for coin substitutes in Canada, which was awash in silver U.S. coins, the order was apparently intended for promotional purposes. Surviving examples are extremely rare. Years after the war, Weir was involved in a banking scandal that resulted in his conviction.

With clear 2008 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,500.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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