Lot 3035
Executive Dept., 1873, 2¢ carmine (O11), tied by bold quartered cork cancel, "Washington D.C. Feb 15" c.d.s. on short paid Executive Mansion cover to A.E. Borie Philadelphia, addressed in hand of President U.S. Grant; stamp with couple nibbed perforations, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED 2¢ EXECUTIVE COVERS AND THE ONLY RECORDED SINGLE USAGE.
Provenance: Lehto
A.E. Borie served as Secretary of the Navy for the first few months of Grant's term. Borie was forced to resign after getting drunk at a June week ball at the Naval Academy.
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