Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — War Department Issues (Covers: Stampless and 1c-15c Values)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5506
1c, 3c War (O83, O85). Tied by bold circle of V's with "Washington D.C. Mar. 7" (1874) duplex cancel on large-size "Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Official Business" imprint cover to Congressman Alexander Stephens in Washington, cover with faults and missing backflap and one side flap, appears Fine, the earliest documented use of the 1c War stamp, Stephens served in Congress before the Civil War, was the Vice President of the C.S.A. from 1861-65 and then served in Congress again from 1873-82
E. 500-750
300