Lot 302
Washington, D.C. Prison, type IIa four-line framed examiners handstamp signed by J.W. Sturtevant, bearing 10¢ greenish blue, die A (11c), large margins, tied by "Richmond Va. Jan 18" c.d.s. on cover to Catawba Station, N.C., prisoner's endorsement from a private in the 48th Regt. N.C. Vol., Very Fine, an attractive and rare usage without indication of U.S. postage paid. Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Gallagher
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Realized $1,700 |