Lot 1764
Justice Dept., 1873, 30¢ 6¢ and 3¢ values (O33, O28, O27), tied by "Washington, D.C. Jan 26" duplex with split cork cancel on legal size cover to Clarksburg, W.V., illustrated corner card featuring the crimson seal of the Dept of Justice, cover faults with some restoration in corners, 6¢ with couple perf faults, Fine, the only recorded combination of these values, 13-times the 3¢ first class letter rate.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 30¢ JUSTICE COVERS AVAILABLE.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. certificate.
The second of the 30¢ Justice covers is in combination with the 90¢. A third was in the stolen starnes collection and is presumed lost.
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| Realized $20,000 |
