Lot 524
1887 (May 27) cover from Philadelphia to Germantown, bearing attempted use of a "Cut-Out", single 5¢ Jefferson cut from a Fractional Currency Note and tied by bold "Philadelphia Pa. May 27 "87" duplex on cover to Germantown, manuscript box address at top left ("Return to W." etc), clear "Held For Postage" (which was originally deleted in pencil and later lighted for exhibit apprearance), and same day receiving postmark on back; "stamp" with the usual creases and over-all wear common to these notes, cover with some light creases, still a Fine usage. Twenty years earlier this might have goten through, but the out of period design was destined to be caught, presumably at the Germantown office, and paid by the addressee. Possibly unique.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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