3¢ Rose (65), tied by 4-point Star in Circle fancy cancel, "New-York Feb. 27, 1864" duplex double-circle datestamp on "Metropolitan Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Receiving Depot, 2 Great Jones Street New York" corner card illustrated cover, depicting a wounded soldier on a stretcher with Sanitary Commission nurses in attendance, Williams imprint, printed notice on back recommending express companies to ship donations, addressed to Patent Office in Washington D.C., stamp with clipped perfs at bottom, Very Fine example of this scarce design, ex Kantor and illustrated in their book (fig. 96)

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