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UNITED STATES: encased postage 5 cents, ND, XF-AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:260.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
UNITED STATES: encased postage 5 cents, ND, XF-AU
SOLD
600.00USD+ buyer's premium (120.00)
This item SOLD at 2025 Jan 24 @ 15:27UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
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UNITED STATES: encased postage 5 cents, ND, HB-73, EP-9, S-44, Burnett's Cocoaine Kalliston encased postage stamp, John Gault manufactured case; Patent Aug 12, 1862; US five cent stamp, Washington // BURNETT'S COCOAINE KALLISTON TOILET SETS & C & C, some original silvering remains, XF-AU, ex Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, ex Coin Galleries Auction, November 10, 1993, Lot 3264. This was an advertisement for the products of Joseph Burnett, who studied medicine and styled himself a "doctor" although he never practiced. Joseph Burnett & Co. marketed perfumes, extracts, and other goods of the sort. Its encasements advertised three products: Cocoaine (a coconut oil-based hair tonic that had nothing to do with cocaine), Kalliston (a diluted skin cream), and toilet sets.