Lot 1788
Justice Dept., 1873, 24¢ purple (O32), horizontal pair and single tied by segmented cork cancels on large fragment of a Department of Interior Pension Office envelope, portion of large boxed "Registered No." postmark also ties pair; repair at upper left, Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THE LARGEST RECORDED 24¢ JUSTICE FRANKING; OTHER THAN THIS PIECE, THERE ARE ONLY TWO OTHER 24¢ JUSTICE COVERS RECORDED.
Provenance: Waud, Markovits
The only recorded use of Justice stamps on a Dept. of the Interior mailing.
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