Lot
688 
Pittman & Prosser, Phonetic Printing, light blue allover verse design with "Pitman & Prosser, Phonetic Publishers, Cincinnati, O." imprint on cover addressed to Athens Co., franked with 1851 3¢ dull red (clear to large margins) tied by neat "Cincinnati, O." cds in blue, Extremely Fine and a scarce design, ex-C. Chase; with 2013 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 11A Estimate $200 - 300.
Benn Pitman established a partnership with R.P. Prosser in 1853 and published "The Reporter's Companion", a 127 book on phonography. Prosser soon went out on his own establishing his own firm in Cincinnati.
Realized: $150