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Encased Postage Stamp, EP-5. One Cent. BAILEY + CO. Philadelphia Rarity-8 Ch. AU

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Encased Postage Stamp, EP-5. One Cent. BAILEY + CO. Philadelphia Rarity-8 Ch. AU
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Encased Postage Stamps
One Cent "Bailey & Company Jewellers" Philadelphia Very Likely the Finest of Only 5 to 10 Examples Known
EP-5, HB-44, S-21, Reed-BC01. Encased Postage Stamp. One Cent Stamp. BAILEY & CO., JEWELLERS, 819 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Choice About Uncirculated.
c. 1862 Civil War. Rated as Rarity-8 (5 to 10 known) according to Fred Reed. This 1862 Patent Date Civil War period Encased Postage Stamp has a vivid bright blue Benjamin Franklin stamp that is near perfectly centered. It’s eye appeal is exceptional, viewed under perfectly clear natural mica. There are some traces of original Silvering seen within the sharp central reverse text. One trivial bump to the right obverse moon seems worthy of mention. We previously offered EAHA Auction of December 11, 1999 lot 549, graded Extremely Fine, which sold for $2,415; our Auction of November 15, 2011 lot 116 sold at $4,425; and our EAHA Auction of June 26, 2015 lot 200, also graded Choice About Uncirculated, sold for $3,600. Another wonderful opportunity to acquire perhaps the finest known 5¢ Bailey & Company Jewellers Encased Postage Stamp for what seems to be very little money.