Lot 1751
Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple (O27), very fine centering, tied on 1876 cover by "Washington, D.C. Jan 22" duplex with cork cancel to New Haven, Conn., addressed to Simeon Baldwin at Yale College, illustrated corner card featuring the crimson seal of the Dept of Justice, docketing on reverse "E. Pierrepont" dating the cover to 1876; sealed opening tears at left, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Simeon Baldwin, a founder of the American Bar Association and Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, earned the title "The First Citizen of Connecticut".
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