Lot 3252
Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ blue (O37), applied as forwarding postage on a small cover from France with French 1878 25¢ red (93) tied by Nice c.d.s. Apr 1, 1879 to the Navy Dept. in Washington where the 3¢ Navy was added and cancelled Apr 15 and the cover was handstamped "Forwarded" and redirected to Athol, Mass., backstamped Paris, Marseilles and New York, Very Fine. Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED COVERS ORIGINATING OVERSEAS BEARING NAVY DEPT. STAMPS FOR FORWARDING, TWO OF WHICH ARE FROM FRANCE.
Provenance: Markovits
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Realized $2,300 |