Lot 1469
1917, 30¢ orange red (516), strip of three, tied, along with 8¢ olive green (508) pair by Oneonta, N.Y. ovals on registered bank parcel tag to New York N.Y., magenta Oneonta cds's Feb 21, 1921, Very Fine; $1.06 postage was calculated on a zone 3 parcel weighing 46 lbs. at 6¢ for the first lb., 2¢ for each additional lb. and 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 150 - 200
This parcel should have been subject to a war tax of 4¢ at 1¢ per 25¢ postage (the tax ended on Dec. 31, 1922). An alternative explanation would be that the package weighed 3 lbs. and was sent by first class mail at 2¢ per ounce (48 oz.=96¢).
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