Sale 1085 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Officials

Sale Date — Thursday, 6 November, 2014

Category — Agriculture Department (Scott O1-O9)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4020
c
Sale 1085, Lot 4020, Agriculture Department (Scott O1-O9)2c Agriculture (O2). Tied by cork cancel on "Department of Agriculture, Official Business" imprint and obsolete free frank wrapper to Forestville Md., signed by Commissioner Frederick Watts, Very Fine, this paid the double circular rate of 1c per 2 oz, this is No. 10 in the Campbell census (Chronicle 194, May 2002), which lists six covers and four wrappers with the 2c Agriculture (the 2004 Markovits sale catalogue reports twelve examples), ex Markovits

E. 1,000-1,500
550