3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Pen-canceled, bold strike of "Orange & Alexa. R.R. Jan. 10" (1854) route agent's circular datestamp on folded letter letter datelined at Culpeper C.H. Va., addressed to Stanardsville Va., stamp with tiny cut at bottom, cover with minor edge tears, Very Fine strike, the only recorded example of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad circular datestamp, unlisted in Remele (though he notes one example of "Alexa & Orange", offered in the following lot), this cover realized $300 in Siegel Sale 271 in 1964

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