Lot 48
2¢ Black (73), pair and three singles arranged in a horizontal strip, tied together by multiple strikes of open grid, on orange cover to Napa City Cal., paying the obsolete 10¢ transcontinental rate, bold "Gentryville Mo. Apr. 26" c.d.s. with manuscript date, original 1864 enclosure with semi-literate contents which touch on the war; three stamps placed a bit over cover's edge but remain fresh and uncreased, Very Fine, a very scarce Black Jack usage to California.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Haas
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