Lot 3343
Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ ultramarine (O36), tied by fancy cork cancel, "Washington, D.C., Mar 20" c.d.s., on legal size obsolete free frank cover to Yokohama, Japan, printed Naval Bureau of Provisions and Clothing indicia, addressed to the Navy Asst. Paymaster, Asiatic Station, in Yokohama; vertical file fold at left, fingerprints, apparently from cancelling ink at right, otherwise Very Fine, 2¢ local rate, carried outside the mails to Japan.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED OFFICIAL COVERS TO JAPAN.
Provenance: Waud
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