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.
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Realized $4,750 |