Lot
690 
Pittman, Benn, Phonography, all over advertising on immaculate buff cover franked with 1851 1¢ blue, Type IV (large margins to in at top & bottom) tied by "Portland, Me." cds and addressed to South Berwick, Me., cover with imprint of "Benn Pitman, Cincinnati, Ohio" at bottom, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 9 Estimate $500 - 750.
A GORGEOUS COVER AND ONE OF THE FEW PHONOGRAPHY COVERS FRANKED WITH A 1¢ 1851 ISSUE PAYING THE UNSEALED CIRCULAR RATE.
Sir Isaac Pitman, was an Englishman who invented phonographic shorthand, or phonography, a shorthand system based on phonetics. As it could be adapted to a wide variety of languages, it became one of the most widely used systems in the world. It was his brother, Benn, who popularized phonography in America.
Realized: $425