Lot 108
1893, 8¢ lilac (225), single, used with 1¢ Columbian (230) vertical pair and 3¢ Columbian (232), tied by "New York G" station 3rd class oval cancellations on registered 10¢ Columbian entire to Germany, reverse with purple "Registered/May 4 1893/Station G/New York P.O." framed four-line handstamp and main N.Y. post office (5.4, 5.5) ovals, New York registry label affixed, Muenchen (5.15) arrival backstamp; edge tear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 8¢ LILAC.
Expertization: 2005 A.P.S. Certificate.
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