Lot 3395
Interior Dept., 1873, 2¢ vermilion (O16), tied by quartered cork cancel, "Washington, D.C., Dec 20" c.d.s., on Department of the Interior envelope addressed locally to Col. 1. Edward Clarke, Bureau of Education, very scarce corner card of the "U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, J.W. Powell", violet Washington "Carrier" c.d.s. on reverse, Very Fine, single 2¢ local rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
John Wesley Powell was expedition leader for the first boat trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. The survey was conducted from 1869 to 1879.
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