Lot 114
1893, 2¢ Columbian (231), straight edges, tied by "Minneapolis, Minn. Jan 2" duplex handstamp on cover to New Gloucester, Maine, indistinct backstamp, blue printed doctor's corner card, with original January 2 enclosure; Fine.
Scott $5,000
A SCARCE JANUARY 2, 1893 FIRST DAY USAGE FROM MINNEAPOLIS WITH ORIGINAL ENCLOSURE DISCUSSING THE NEW STAMP.
Expertization: 2002 A.P.S. Certificate.
January 2, 1893 enclosure reads in part, "Dear Sir, As I was at the Post Office this morning they told me that the new stamps had just arrived. I bought a supply and one of the first I used on this letter to you, thinking that perhaps, as they do not send them to the small offices at first, you may not have seen one…".
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