Sale 316


 
Lot 251



Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O75), tied by cork cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jul 10" 23mm c.d.s. on Treaury Department official cover to Little Rock Ark., handstamped "Returned to Writer" c.d.s. and blue "Second Auditors Office Aug 1 1873" office handstamp; Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1873 6¢ TREASURY.

Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Markovits

Alan C. Cambell, "Usage of Official Stamps in Washington, D.C., 1873-74" The Chronicle, Whole No. 187, Aug. 2000, pp. 205-215.


 
Realized $1,600



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