Lot 1826
Omaha City Neb. Mar. 1, 1859, bold c.d.s. ties 3¢ claret (11), margins to cutting, on propaganda map envelope in black on buff (Design B) to Washington, N.Y., Woolworth's Book Store imprint; cover with edge wear and tiny tears, stamp with small corner crease, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Seacrest
Even without the contents, it is not hard to imagine that the use of the envelope with map placed upside down may have been intended as a commentary on the activities of land speculators and civil boosters in the region.
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