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Lot 259



Parcel Post, 1913, 5¢ carmine rose (Q5), used with 1¢ Parcel Post (Q1) and 10¢ Registration (F1), all tied by "Washington D.C." oval cancellations on registered Multicolored Civil War Patriotic envelope depicting an eagle, addressed to the Registry Division of the Dead Letter Office in Washington D.C., reverse with two first day strikes of violet "Washington D.C. Registered Jul 1 1913" c.d.s., violet boxed "D.L.O. Record, Jul 1 1913" handstamp, reverse with pencil address to H. Hammelman in Washington D.C., Very Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000

A UNIQUE PATRIOTIC JULY 1, 1913 FIRST DAY COVER COMBINATION OF THE 5¢ AND 1¢ PARCEL POST STAMPS.

Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Persson, Doolittle, Bothamley

This is high value in the series of five covers (1¢ through 5¢) that first day cover dealer Henry Hammelman serviced on handpainted multicolor Civil War patriotic envelopes.

First Days, Sep-Oct 1964 issue.


 
Realized $5,650



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