Lot 3114
State Dept., 1873, 24¢ and pair of 30¢ (O65, O66 [2], O57, O59), tied by cork cancels, along with a 1¢ and 2¢ on a large fragment of a package wrapper, endorsed Oct. 13, 1873 by Chief Clerk, Levellon A. Brown, certifying the absence of written matter in the package endorsement cut off and rejoined, 1¢ damaged otherwise Fine postage of 88¢ for an 11lb. package of printed matter at 1¢ per 2 oz.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THE ONLY RECORDED FOUR-VALUE COMBINATION USAGE OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE STAMPS. IT IS ALSO THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE 1¢ AND THE 24¢.
Illustrated: Chronicle 192, p. 279.
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