Lot 1395
Justice Dept., 1873, 10¢ purple (O29), tied by "Washington, D.C. Apr 20" duplex with cork cancel on legal size cover to Frederick Douglass, U.S. Marshal in Washington, D.C., Dept of Justice crimson seal corner card; minor edge wear, cosmetically refolded slightly at top, F-VF; rate is five times the 2¢ local letter rate.
Scott $3,750
ONE ONLY FOUR 10¢ JUSTICE COVERS RECORDED, ANOTHER BEING IN THE NATIONAL PHILATELIC COLLECTION.
Provenance: Waud, Markovits, Lockyear
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