Schapker & Bussing 3 Cent Encased Postage w/ Silvering - $2,000 - (Lincoln, CA)

Schapker & Bussing, Evansville Ind., 3c Rose . Has most of its original Silvering. A choice example as such . Schapker & Bussing was one of two firms in Evansville, Indiana, that ordered encased postage from Gault, the partnership between Bernard Schapker and John W. Bussing, both German immigrants and employees of Samuel Embich & Co., was started in 1860, their business was located on Main Street near the Ohio River, the firm prospered until the Panic of 1873 caused its failure

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