Lot 3351
Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ ultramarine (O37), applied as forwarding postage on a small cover from France with an French 1878 25¢ red #93 tied by Nice c.d.s. Apr 1, 1879 to the Navy Dept. in Washington where the 3¢ Navy was added and cancelled Apr 15 and the cover was handstamped "Forwarded" and redirected to Athol, Mass., backstamped Paris, Marseilles and New York, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
OUTSTANDING MIXED FRANKING.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED COVERS ORIGINATING OVERSEAS BEARING NAVY DEPT. STAMPS FOR FORWARDING AND THE ONLY ONE OF TWO FROM FRANCE.
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| Realized $3,750 |
