Lot 3357
Navy Dept., 1873, 24¢ 2¢ and 6¢ [strip of 3] (O43, O36, O38), tied by neat crossroads cancel on package front from Washington, D.C. to Benton, Me., printed address label and corner card label from the Navy's Nautical Almanac Office, signed by Superintendent J.H.C. Coffin, stamps and "cover" are fresh and Very Fine, 44¢ printed matter rate (1¢ per 2 oz. for a 5½ lb. parcel).
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 24¢ NAVY COVERS AVAILABLE (A THIRD WAS IN THE STARNES COLLECTION AND IS PRESUMED LOST).
Provenance: Waud
See note after lot 3143. The other 24¢ Navy cover was the Lehto cover which sold in our sale #230 for $18,000 +10%.
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