Sale 273


 
Lot 3432



Justice Dept., 1873, 10¢ purple (O29), tied by cork cancel, "Washington, D.C., April 20" c.d.s., on legal size cover addressed to Frederick Douglass, U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia, illustrated corner card featuring the crimson seal of the Dept of Justice; minor edge wear, cosmetically refolded slightly at top, Fine-Very Fine, 5-times the 2¢ local rate.
Scott $2,000

ONLY FOUR 10¢ JUSTICE COVERS ARE RECORDED, ONE BEING IN THE NATIONAL PHILATELIC COLLECTION.

Provenance: Waud

 
Realized $3,500



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