Lot 40
1861, 1¢ blue (63), used with 3¢ rose (65) tied by circled grid cancellations on Morton correspondence cover to Academia Pa., matching "Philadelphia Pa Aug 21 1861" octagon d.s., original 1861 enclosure included, manuscript verse at left; cover and 3¢ faulty, Fine, prepaid 1¢ carrier fee plus 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1861 1¢ BLUE.
Provenance: Unicover Museum, Evans
There are five recorded usages of the 1861 1¢ blue on August 21, 1861.
Discussed in Don L. Evans, The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67, Linns, 1997, pp.153-154.
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