Lot 3484
Agriculture Dept., 1873, 2¢ yellow (O2), tied by fancy cork cancel, "Washington, D.C. Mar 3" (1875) c.d.s., on Dept of Agriculture envelope mailed locally to D.D. Pratt, U.S. Senator from Indiana, Very Fine, single 2¢ local rate.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONLY SEVEN COVERS AND FIVE WRAPPER LABELS BEARING THE 2¢ AGRICULTURE HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
Provenance: Ackerman, Waud
There is a note dated 1949 from Phil Ward stating "only copy I have ever seen on cover".
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| Realized $3,250 |
