Lot 1782
Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ and 3¢ values (O28, O27), cancelled by the "Washington, D.C. Feb 1" duplex with cork cancel using violet cancelling ink on legal size cover to Clarksburg, W.V., 6¢ tied barely at top, Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury corner card; couple short perfs, cover cleaned and ink strengthened, Extremely Fine appearance, 3-times the 3¢ first class letter rate.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF THREE 3¢/6¢ JUSTICE COMBINATION COVERS AND THE LATEST RECORDED USE OF VIOLET CANCELING INK IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON OFFICIAL MAIL.
Provenance: Hollowbush, Ehrenberg
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