Lot 3034
Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ and 2¢ values (O10, O11), single of each on 1877 Executive Mansion cover, cork cancels, "Washington D. C. May 23" c.d.s., New York backstamp, to financier John Jacob Astor, addressed in hand of President Rutherford B. Hayes exceptionally fresh, tiny pinhole upper left, single pulled perforation, Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF FIVE RECORDED COMBINATION USAGES OF THE 1¢ AND 2¢ AND THE ONLY ONE ADDRESSED IN A PRESIDENT'S HAND.
Expertization: clear 1981 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ehrenberg
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