Lot
927 
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Savage .303, illustrated design in red, green & black on 1898 cover showing Indian in Full Headdress with Rifle, caption reads "A White Mans Rifle with a Red Mans Name", franked with choice centered 1¢ Trans-Miss tied by Utica, N.Y. flag machine cancel, Very Fine and choice, one of the rarest illustrated gun cover designs, this being one of only two known examples offered by us.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A stunning cover which is very rare and this design was not present in the Biddle or Beals sales. We have offered only one other example which realized $5,250 hammer in our February 2013 sale.
Realized: $1,050