Lot 80
First Bureau Issue, four different EDUs (252), 1894, 2¢ type III (252) tied on cover "Haverstraw N.Y. Apr 5 1895" (earliest documented use on cover — there is an example used on piece date April 2) to Otter River Mass., backstamped "Otter River Rec'd Apr 6 1895"; small edge tear, still Very Fine with 2001 A.P.S. Certificate; 1894, 50¢ orange (260) top straight edge, cancelled by partial New York "12-12 1894" third-class oval cancellation; small thin spot, Fine with clear 1997 A.P.S. Certificate; 1895, 2¢ carmine, type III (267), tied by "Fitchburg, Mass. May 28 1895" wavy machine cancellation on cover to local Historical Society, pencil receipt docketing; stamp hinged in place, light soiling, Fine, with 2005 A.P.S. Certificate; 1895, 2¢ pink, type III (267a), tied by "Brooklyn, N.Y. Sta. E Dec 8 '97" duplex handstamp on cover to local New York City address, reverse with "P.O.N.Y. 12-8-97" c.d.s., large printed real estate agent return address; stamp glued to cover, edge wear and aging, opened at top, Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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