Sale 273


 
Lot 3422



Justice Dept., 1873, 24¢ purple (O32), horizontal pair and single tied by neat segmented cork cancels on large fragment of Dept of Interior/Pension Office envelope, pair also tied by boxed "Registered No." marking repair at upper left Fine stamps.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

THE LARGEST RECORDED 24¢ JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FRANKING; OTHER THAN THIS PIECE, THERE ARE ONLY TWO OTHER RECORDED USAGES OF THE 24¢ JUSTICE ON COVER.

This is also the only recorded use of Justice leave stamps on a Department of the Interior envelope.


 
Realized $4,750



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