Lot 1478
1918, 2¢ Washington offset-printed postal forgery, tied by New York Sta. C slogan cancel, April 30, 1924 on cover to Albany N.Y., sent by the recipients, the N.Y. State Board of Regents, to the Post Office Dept. in Washington, handstamped two blue "Post Office Dept., Division of Stamps, May 14, 1924" ovals, accompanied by a letter of transmittal from the P.O.D. in which the cover was returned to the Board of Education; one of two punch holes at right end of cover goes through stamp, the upper right corner of the stamp has also been replaced. Also includes a "mint" block of nine of the same forgery (the top strip of three has become separated and the left stamp of the strip is damaged). A very rare postal forgery.
Estimate 500 - 750
The letter expresses regrets that "the stamp inadvertently became mutilated while in the custody of post office inspectors." It also refers to the fact that this was apparently the second such forgery submitted by the N.Y.B.O.E. to the department.
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