Lot 170
1903, 3¢ bright violet (302), used with 1¢ blue green (300) horizontal pair, tied by purple "Hecker, Ill. M.O.B." handstamps, matching "Mar 19 1903" straightline datestamp adjacent, on Pan-American Exposition stationery envelope to Peipzig, Germany, reverse with Redbud Ill. (3.19), New York (3.21) and German (3.31) backstamps, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 3¢ BRIGHT PURPLE.
Expertization: 2002 A.P.S. Certificate.
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