Lot 3536
Post Office Dept., 1873, 6¢ black, diagonal bisect (O50a), upper left half tied by oval grid and "Galveston, Tex, May 19, 1883 (?)" c.d.s. on Post Office Dept. penalty envelope mailed locally; tiny repair at upper right, Very Fine, 1¢ overpayment of the 2¢ local rate. Scott $3,250
Expertization: 1978 P.F. Certificate.
A second strike of the oval obliterator was applied to invalidate the penalty clause which, after 1879, no longer applied to mail from field offices to private citizens.
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Realized $5,500 |