Lot 161
Justice Dept., 1873, 15¢ purple (O31), on legal size cover postmarked "Washington, D.C. Oct 17" duplex with segmented cork cancel to the U.S. District Court, Clarksburg W.Va.; reduced very slightly at left, stamp with nibbled perfs at bottom; otherwise a Very Fine and rare five-times rate usage.
Scott $1,250
ONE OF ONLY EIGHT RECORDED 15¢ JUSTICE COVERS.
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