Lot 282
Envelope, 1883, 2¢ red (U227), entire cancelled by "Bridgeport Conn. Oct 1 1883" First Day duplex datestamp and addressed to East Brimfield Mass., upon receipt forwarded with 2¢ red brown (210), deep shade, tied by "Brimfield Mass. Oct 3 1883" duplex datestamp to Great Barrington Mass., includes original part printed circular announcing dividend; paper loss at right just to indicia, opened on three sides, Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1883 2¢ ENTIRES USED ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
Expertization: 1998 A.P.S. Certificate.
The two cent 1883 postal stationery was automatically distributed to larger post offices prior to the October 1, 1883 effective date of the Act of March 3, 1883. The act lowered the postal rate from three cents to two cents for a prepaid letter up to one-half ounce.
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