Lot 3406
Interior Dept., 1873, 30¢ vermilion (O23), light smudge cancel on package label from Washington, D.C. to the De Kalb County Supt. of Schools, Decatur, Ga., imprinted "Documents from the U.S. Bureau of Education" and endorsed by the Chief Clerk; sealed edge tears otherwise Fine and rare 30¢ printed matter rate (10¢ per bound volume of public documents).
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 30¢ INTERIOR USAGE AVAILABLE (ONE OTHER WAS IN THE STARNES COLLECTION AND IS PRESUMED LOST).
See note after lot 3143. Another 30¢ "cover" (ex Needham, Ackerman, Hughes, and Duckworth) resurfaced in 1985 but received a bad P.F. Certificate.
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