Lot 3032
Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ carmine (O10), on a short paid obsolete free frank envelope, segmented cork cancel, "Washington D.C. Feb 12" c.d.s. to Alexander Stephens, former Vice President of the Confederate States of America, subsequently a representative from Georgia, fresh Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED SINGLE USAGE OF THE 1¢ EXECUTIVE.
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate, 1927 pencil note from Stanley Gibbons Co. stating this was from an original find.
Provenance: Ehrenberg
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