Sale 1085 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. Officials
Sale Date — Thursday, 6 November, 2014
Category — Post Office Department (Scott O47-O56)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4086
12c Post Office (O52). Tied by cork cancel and "Washington, D.C. Sept. 19" circular datestamp on "Post Office Department, Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster General, Official Business" imprint legal-size cover to the Postmaster at Plymouth Me., reduced slightly at left and other trivial cover flawsFINE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE 12-CENT POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
According to the Markovits sale (Bennett 2004), the year can be established as 1873 from the small Washington D.C. circular datestamp, which was only used in that year.
Ex Markovits
E. 1,500-2,000
1,100