Lot 141
1895, $1 black, type I (276), single, used with 2¢ carmine, type III (267), 8¢ violet brown (272) horizontal pair and $2 bright blue (277), all tied by "Brooklyn N.Y." registry ovals on large registered package wrapper to Brussels, Belgium, purple "Apr 9 1897, Brooklyn N.Y." registry postmark, New York exchange label, printed manufacturer corner card, Brooklyn and New York backstamps, Bruxelles (4.1.1897) arrival backstamp; Very Fine, a scarce high-value franking paying the registered third-class foreign mail rate.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A FABULOUS HIGH VALUE FRANKING PAYING A RARE THIRD CLASS REGISTRY RATE ABROAD, AND THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1895 $1 TYPE I WATERMARKED.
Expertization: 2006 A.P.S. Certificate.
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| Realized $4,000 |
