Lot 3138
State Dept., 1873, 3¢ bright green (O59), tied by " Washington, D.C., Nov 4, 1881" numeral "6" target duplex cancel on mourning cover [six weeks after death of President Garfield] from London England to Pomeroy, Ohio, printed "Despatch Agency of the United States, London" corner card rather than the usual B.F. Stevens oval, "Department of State" handstamp; closed opening tears at top and left, otherwise Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF FOUR RECORDED DEPARTMENT OF STATE MOURNING COVERS, ONE OF THREE CONSULAR COVERS FROM ENGLAND AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE PRINTED U.S. DESPATCH AGENCY CORNER CARD.
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