Lot 1475
1917, $1 violet brown (518), block of nine, tied, along with 4¢ #503, 9¢ #509 and 12¢ #512 (3), by Los Angeles, Cal. ovals on registered bank parcel tag to New York N.Y., Jan 8-13, 1919, a Very Fine and very rare usage. $9.49 postage indicates a 19 lb. 9 oz. parcel sent by first class mail at the war-time rate of 3¢ per oz. (131 oz) plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The package could not have been sent by parcel post, as it would have weighed 78 lbs., well in excess of the post offices 50 lb. weight limit.
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| Realized $625 |
