Lot 2606
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1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VII (534B), horizontal pair with large margins including sheet margin at left. Neatly cancelled by a partial Chicago Pageant of Progress Exposition slogan cancel June 5, 1922. Wonderfully fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $3,250
A SIMPLY SUPERB PAIR, USED DURING THE PROPER TIME PERIOD.
Few used pairs exist as the normal letter rate was 3¢ and the airmail rate was 5¢ both rates normally being paid with single stamps.
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Realized $4,500 |