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Sale 273
The Robert L. Markovits Collection
of U.S. Official Stamps, 1873-1884
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Lot 3148 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢ complete, plate proofs on card (O72PS-O82PS), with blue handstamped "Specimen" overprints a few lightly toned otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
For an explanation of this overprint see lot 3008.
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Lot 3149 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢ four different large die trial color hybrid proofs (O72TC//O82TC), four different comprising 1¢ light ultramarine (not a hybrid), 3¢ deep green, 24¢ and 90¢ black on cards approximately 75 x 85 mm Very Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 3150 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢ complete, "Goodall" trial color small die proofs on India (O72TC-O82TC), complete set of 55 on cards in the five colors some scattered small flaws, all 1¢ 2¢ and 24¢ trimmed slightly at sides generally Very Fine and scarce.
Scott $7,810
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Lot 3151 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢ complete, "Atlanta" trial color plate proofs on card (O72TC-O82TC), complete set in all five colors, full margins, hinged onto display pages, appear to be sound fresh and Very Fine set.
Scott $2,254
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Lot 3152 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 1¢ brown (O72), block of four deep rich color, well centered o.g., 2 lightly hinged, 2 never hinged Very Fine.
Scott $170
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Lot 3153 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), choice centering with wide margins, bright color o.g. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $50
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Lot 3154 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O75), right sheet margin single with fold over recutting in some "crazy" perfs at right, deep color o.g., never hinged Extremely Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3155 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O75), top margin imprint and plate no. strip of six fresh and crisp o.g., lightly hinged nearly Fine a scarce plate number piece.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3156 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 7¢ brown (O76), wonderfully fresh with a strong impression on brilliant white paper o.g., very lightly hinged Extremely Fine.
Scott $100
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Lot 3157 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 7¢ brown (O76), block of four bright and fresh, strong intact perforations o.g. F.-V.F.
Scott $475
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Lot 3158 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ brown (O77), block of four bright color o.g., lightly hinged choice Very Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 3159 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 12¢ brown (O78), bottom margin plate no. 16 block of four outstanding centering, crisp and intact perforations, Very Fine to Extremely Fine o.g., hinge remnant at top and on selvage, bottom pair never hinged.
Scott $450 + catalog as singles
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Lot 3160 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 15¢ brown (O79), block of four quite well centered, bright color and paper o.g., hinge remnant at top choice Very Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 3161 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 24¢ brown (O80), outstanding centering, intense color and a deeply etched impression o.g., hinge remnant Extremely Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 3162 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 24¢ brown (O80), block of four intense prooflike color o.g. tiny light thin in top right otherwise fresh and Fine a scarce multiple.
Scott $2,250
Provenance: Lilly
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Lot 3163 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 30¢ brown (O81), virtually perfect centering within unusually wide margins, fresh vivid color o.g. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $200
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 30¢ brown (O81), top margin full imprint strip of four fortuitously centered to bottom, allowing the complete imprint to show at top (a rare occurrence), rejoined in the middle, reinforced between middle stamps, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
A SPECTACULAR AND UNIQUE IMPRINT STRIP DISPLAYING AN AMAZING CAPTURE OF THE IMPRINT.
Illustrated: Chronicle 197, p. 62.
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Lot 3165 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 30¢ brown (O81), block of four deep rich color on bright paper unused F.-V.F.
Scott $900
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Lot 3166 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 90¢ brown (O82), block of four strong color o.g., central hinge reinforcement a few separated perforations Fine.
Scott $900
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Lot 3167 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 6¢ brown (O110), quite well centered within uncommonly large margins, intense color light natural gum bend o.g., never hinged Extremely Fine.
Scott $100 as hinged
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 30¢ brown (O112), virtually perfect centering within large margins, rich color on bright paper o.g. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,600
ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL OF THE OFFICIALS TO FIND WITH ORIGINAL GUM, AND ESPECIALLY SO IN THIS PREMIUM GRADE.
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 90¢ brown (O113), choice color and impression, on bright crisp paper o.g., hinge remnant nearly Very Fine.
Scott $2,500
ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF ALL U.S. ISSUES TO OBTAIN IN SOUND MINT CONDITION.
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Lot 3170 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 3¢ brown (O109), block of four exceptionally well centered for a multiple o.g., small hinge remnant at top, bottom pair lightly hinged Extremely Fine.
Scott $300
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Lot 3171 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 6¢ brown (O110), block of four quite well centered, strong color and impression o.g., hinge remnants choice Very Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 3172 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 10¢ brown (O111), block of four virtually perfect centering, bright color o.g., lightly hinged top left, barely perceptible hinge mark top right, bottom pair is never hinged Extremely Fine a gem multiple.
Scott $900 for hinged
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Lot 3173 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 30¢ brown (O112), block of four brilliant prooflike color and impression o.g. Very Fine.
Scott $8,000
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT BLOCK.
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Lot 3174 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 90¢ brown (O113), block of four deep and vibrant color o.g. small thin in two otherwise Fine.
Scott $12,500
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED BLOCK.
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Lilly, Ward, Weill
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Lot 3175 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 2¢ brown (O73), bold strike of dark blue clover leaf cancel of Chicago, Ill, fresh and Fine Very Fine strike.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3176 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 2¢ brown (O73), clear centered strike NYFM cancel (Weiss ST-IP11) Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3177 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), rich color, well centered, Very Fine, cancelled by bold strike of blue geometric cancel of Chicago, Ill. choice Very Fine strike.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3178 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), centered to left, fine strike of "1876" cancel a rare cancel.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3179 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ dark brown, double impression (O74a), second impression dramatically shifted downward and showing portion of Bank Note imprint at top and "Treasury" across top portion of vignette minor toning and small thin spot.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING DOUBLE PRINTS ON ANY ISSUE - ONE OF TWO DOUBLE IMPRESSIONS OF THIS STAMP, THOUGH THEY ARE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER.
Expertization: 1998 APS Certificate.
Illustrated: Chronicle 197, p. 62.
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Lot 3180 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O75), fresh color, small faults, beautifully struck Masonic trowel cancel (Skinner-Eno PO-Tr 3) Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown, imperforate to right sheet margin (O75 var.), blue cancel, quite well centered, intense color crease in margin from the foldover that caused the variety Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ brown (O77), deep color, Fine, cancelled by a striking blue registry cancel of Evansville, Ind. Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 90¢ brown (O82), rejoined block of 10 quite well centered, marvelous intense color, bright blue segmented cork cancels and a bit of red, position number 7-10 rejoined to L-shaped block of six Very Fine attractive multiple.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 2¢ brown (O73), neat red segmented cork cancel, matching "Washington, D.C., 8 Nov" c.d.s., on Treasury envelope addressed locally, red "Carrier" c.d.s. on reverse; horizontal file fold through stamp, otherwise Very Fine, single 2¢ local rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED TREASURY DEPT. COVERS WITH RED CANCELS.
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Lot 3185 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), tied by quartered cork cancel, "Washington, D.C., Jul 1" (1873) c.d.s., on cover to Eugenia Ont., Canada, Treasury Dept., Third Auditor's Office corner card, ms "to pay 3" erased and "U.S. 10 cts" handstamp applied; reduced somewhat at left, otherwise Very Fine, 3¢ short payment of 6¢ treaty rate, short-paid covers were treated as unpaid and charged the full rate plus a 4¢ penalty, hence the 10¢ due marking.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 3¢ TREASURY FIRST DAY COVER.
This cover can be accurately dated to 1873 by the small Washington c.d.s. which was used only in 1873 and early 1874, thus confirming it as a First Day cover.
There are only four Official First Day covers recorded: one 3¢ State, two 3¢ 6¢ Interior combinations (see lot 3400 for one of these) and the cover offered above. This is the only Official First Day cover used to a foreign country.
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Lot 3186 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), used with 6¢ rose (159), tied by "New Orleans, La., 20 Jul" fancy circle of Vs duplex cancels on folded wrapper from Vera Cruz, Mexico to New York, N.Y., Vera Cruz and New Orleans merchant's handstamps on reverse; 6¢ trivial corner crease, slight cosmetic refolding and small edge tear at top, still a Very Fine and striking cover and a very rare usage.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Apparently a private usage of the Treasury Dept. stamp due to the lack of any official business markings.
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Lot 3187 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O75), tied by light target cancel, "Grove City, O. Aug 5" c.d.s., on cover to Leipzig, Germany, red "New York, Transit, Aug 8" c.d.s., two German carrier backstamps, Aug 22 & 25; stamp with light perforation toning, cover Very Fine, 1¢ overpayment of 5¢ G.P.U. rate to Germany.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED TREASURY DEPARTMENT USAGE TO GERMANY.
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
Lack of official business markings indicates probable private usage.
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Lot 3188 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O75), tied, with 3¢ green (158) and two 2¢ vermilion (178), by blue segmented cork cancels and by faint matching Providence, R.I. c.d.s. on registered cover to a local Providence address, manuscript "R. Oct 31, 1877, W.A.D. U.S. Com (?)" and violet "Reg. No 99"; sealed opening tears at left, 1¢ overpayment of the 2¢ local rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The sender was not worried about the 1¢ overpayment because the 6¢ Treasury (and perhaps the 3¢ green) was fraudulently reused, showing a clear black target cancel under the blue cork.
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Lot 3189 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O75), tied by unusual "Washington, D.C., Dec 30" patent duplex with horizontal barred oval obliterator on legal size Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Dept envelope to Pittstown, N.J.; vertical file fold at left nearly separated on front, some soiling, otherwise Fine (stamp Extremely Fine), double the 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3190 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O77, O75), small segmented cork cancels, light "Wash'n, D.C., Registered, Mar (or May) 22" c.d.s., on registered cover to Woodsboro, Md., minor opening tears at right, corner flaws, slight soiling, Fine, double 3¢ domestic rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 7¢ and pair of 1¢ (O76, O72 [2]), tied by quartered cork cancels, "Washington, D.C., Apr 13" c.d.s., on legal size Treasury Dept. envelope to Conshohocken, Pa., reduced a bit at left, edge wear, file fold not affecting stamps, short perfs 1¢ pair, Fine, triple the 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH THIS PARTICULAR FRANKING.
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Lot 3192 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 7¢ and 3¢ (O76, O74), tied by cork cancels, light "Washington, D.C., Nov 24" c.d.s.s, on small cover to London, England, red "London, Paid, 8 De 77" receiver, Treasury Dept. imprint on flap; small tear at top, reduced a tad at left, stamps have minor perforation faults (3¢ is a natural straight edge, Fine, double the 5¢ U.P.U. rate to England.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF TWO RECORDED USAGES OF THE 7¢ ON FOREIGN MAIL.
Provenance: Ehrenberg
Amazingly not one cover has survived showing the Prussian closed mail rate for which the 7¢ official stamps were intended.
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ and 3¢ (O77, O74), tied by violet target cancels, matching "Post Office, Owensboro, Ky., Dec 21, 77" c.d.s, on registered cover to Mud Lick, Ky., U.S. Internal Revenue corner card; reduced a bit and, a small tear at left, Fine, single 3¢ rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ brown (O77), tied by violet quartered cork cancel, matching "Washington, D.C., Aug, 1879" c.d.s., on legal size Treasury Dept. envelope to Yokohama, Japan, addressed to Cmdr. G.W. Sumner aboard the U.S.S. Monocacy, backstamped Yokohama, Sep 21; irregularly reduced a bit at right, stamp with short perforations at top, Fine, double the 5¢ U.P.U. rate.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED OFFICIAL COVERS TO JAPAN.
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Lot 3195 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ brown (O77), horizontal pair tied by segmented cork cancels on legal size Treasury obsolete free frank envelope sent registered from Washington, D.C. to Hong Kong, China, addressed to a sailor aboard the U.S.S. Ashuelot, blue "Foreign Mail, Wm O. Avery, Chief Clerk, U.S.T.D." handstamp endorsement, "Yokohama, Japan, Dec 10" transit c.d.s. also ties pair; cover flaws, portion of one stamp missing, still Fine and desirable, double the 5¢ U.P.U. rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED OFFICIAL COVER TO CHINA.
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ and 2¢ (O77 [2], O74 [2]), pair of each tied by fancy New York Foreign Mail cancels (Weiss GE-EP1), red "New York P.O., May 29" (1875) c.d.s., on legal size cover to Liverpool, England, red "Paid, Liverpool, U.S. Packet, 8 Ju 75" receiver at left; extensive restoration of upper left portion of cover, both front and back, stamps with perforation flaws, small repaired tear at top partly separates the 10¢ pair, Very Fine appearance, quadruple the 6¢ per ½ oz. treaty rate only one month before institution of the uniform G.P.U. rates.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THE ONLY RECORDED OFFICIAL COVER WITH A CLASSIC GEOMETRIC NYFM CANCEL.
Weiss records usages of this NYFM marking between May 29 and June 14, 1875, a period of just over two weeks. He reports only four covers- this being a fifth and a second instance of the earliest documented use.
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ 2¢ and 3¢ (O77 [2], O73-74), pair of 10¢ plus single 2¢ and 3¢ tied by segmented cork cancels, "Washington, D.C., Mar 7" (1879) c.d.s., on legal size Secretary of the Treasury penalty envelope to London, England, red "London-EC, 18 Mr 79, Paid" receiver at left; minor edge flaws, small abrasion in address area, 3¢ and one 10¢ slightly faulty; otherwise fresh and Very Fine, 5-times the 5¢ per 15 grams U.P.U. rate.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE LATEST RECORDED LEGITIMATE USE OF OFFICIAL STAMPS ON U.P.U. MAIL; AS OF APRIL 1, 1879, ONLY REGULAR ISSUES WERE TO BE VALID FOR POSTAGE.
Provenance: Ehrenberg
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