Lot 2040
1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), tied on cover by large brown "Otter" fancy cancel to Arnoldton, Virginia, matching "Lisbon, Va Feb" c.d.s. with manuscript "24" date; couple perforation faults at top, Fine, a previously unattributed cancellation and a spectacular rarity in brown.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES ON COVER.
The identification of the cancel as an otter was made by an astute philatelist when he discovered that the area in Bedford County, Virginia where the Lisbon post office was located, is also refered to as "Peaks of Otter".
The only other recorded cover with the Lisbon "otter" cancellation is a February 1861 inbound usage to Lisbon on a star die entire.
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