Lot 70
1870, 2¢ red brown, grilled (135), tied by quartered cork cancellation on cover to Johnsville, Ohio, enclosed printed circular dated May 26, 1870, embossed New York City corner card, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1870 2¢ GRILLED.
Expertization: 2005 A.P.S. Certificate.
Although the exact mailing date of this circular can not be ascertained with certainty, it is dated almost two months prior to the currently listed EDU date in the Scott catalog and surely is the new earliest documented usage.
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| Realized $675 |
