Lot 525
1887 (Nov.) "The Publisher's Weekly" large part wrapper from New York to San Francisco, bearing on reverse 2¢ and 10¢ (209, 213) pair and single cancelled by "New York/2" oval handstamp and Postage Dues 30¢ brown (J6) pair and single with 1¢ 2¢ and 5¢ (J15, J16, J18) tied by San Francsico c.d.s., showing large "Due 98" of N.Y.P.O. in addition to bold "Writing U.D. N.Y." (Writing Undercover Division) adjacent, wrapper with couple of tears and small nick, none affecting stamps, Fine and rare. The fraudulent use of discounted classes of mail for the sending of letter class mail often incurred high postage penalties when detected in random checks by the divsion.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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| Realized $1,800 |
