ERIE RAILWAY PASS REVENUE STAMP AUTOGPH JAY GOULD 18 (05/16/2011)...

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ERIE RAILWAY PASS REVENUE STAMP AUTOGPH JAY GOULD 1872

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ERIE RAILWAY PASS REVENUE STAMP AUTOGPH JAY GOULD 1872

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Sold Date: 05/16/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Stamps

Out of a local estate we are offering what is considered a rare original Erie Railway Pass for 1872. The pass has a pleasant vignette on the face and is signed by the President of the Railway, the notorious Financier Jay Gould and issued to the Honorary Enoch Holdridge Member of the New York Legislature. On the reverse of the Pass is a sideways 5c Revenue Imprint with text overlaying. The pass was printed by the National Bank Note Co. of New York. Condition related, the Pass has corner bumps and light soiling front and back. There are two small pencil eraser end size paper scuffs. I have photographed the corners to give a closer indication of condition. I have also shown a closeup of Gould's signature which is consistent to others that I have referenced in particular 4 Erie Passes, 1869-72. Jay Gould was considered one of the more important "Robber Barons" of his day as a Railroad developer and speculator. In a power struggle he was removed as President of the Erie Railways in what I believe was March of 1872 therefore his signature on that year should be scarcer. When researching this piece, I found an 1872 example of this same style of Erie pass that realized the price of $3,250 in a respected Philatelic related auction and was listed as rare. This item will be sold with no reserve. Shipping FREE

The autograph has not been professionally certified but it is my unqualified opinion that it is consistent with other examples of Gould's signature that have been deemed correct.