Sale 1201 — The Dr. William H. Johnson Collection of the U.S. 1890 Small Bank Note Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
Category — Early Dates
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2094
6c Brown Red (224). Horizontal pair, tied by New York registry ovals and used with 1c Dull Blue (219) on 2c Green on Oriental Buff entire (U313) to Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 1890 oval and purple boxed registry datestamps on back, registry label and pencil "5" also ties pair, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, this is the earliest documented use of both the 6c 1890 Issue and the 2c entire, ex Berkun, with 2004 A.P.S. certificate
E. 300-400
425