Lot 3341
Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ ultramarine (O36), tied by New York, station "1" duplex cancel, Aug 21 (1883) used to pay postage due on cover franked with 5¢ brown (205), postmarked "Baltimore, Md., 20 Aug" c.d.s., to Ensign W.S. Benson on board the U.S.S. Yantic c/o U.S. Consul St. Johns, Newfoundland, Boston transit c.d.s., Sept 23, marked for postage due and routed to New York and the "U.S. Govt. Despatch Agency, New York" (magenta handstamp) on reverse is a magenta 6-line handstamp beginning "Deficiency in Postage supplied by U.S Gov't Despatch Agency…" advising the recipient to have the sender inquire of his local postmaster the correct rate; St Johns receiver, Aug 29; the 5¢ Garfield has a faulty corner, the 2¢ Navy has perforation flaws and small nick, otherwise Very Fine, the 2¢ Navy made up the 7¢ treaty rate to Newfoundland.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED OFFICIAL COVER TO NEWFOUNDLAND.
Provenance: Hughes, Waud
Supplemental Navy postage applied in locations other than Washington, D.C. is quite unusual.
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