Lot 157
1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), hor. pair, used with 1¢ ultramarine (156), all cancelled by "Registered" straightline h.s. in blue and tied matching by "Pittsburgh Pa Aug 4" cds on orange cover to Roxbury Mass., Very Fine, prepaid the 3¢ letter rate plus 10¢ registry fee (eff. July 1, 1875).
Estimate $200 - 300
Use of the single-line registered handstamp to cancel stamps was often done in Pittsburgh, but rarely elsewhere.
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| Realized $240 |
