2c Carmine (519). Radiant color, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced margins, tied by "New York N.Y. Penn. Term. Sta. Oct. 12 9 AM 1917 Buy Now U.S. Government Bonds 2nd Liberty Loan" machine cancel on bookseller's corner card cover to Corvallis Oregon, orange crayon "Library" docketing at left

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 519 ON A COVER -- REPORTED TO BE THE SECOND EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE.

This stamp was created in 1917 when a small excess supply of the imperforate Scott 344 was returned by the New York City post office to the Bureau for credit. Rather than issue the credit, the Bureau perforated the sheets and returned them to the New York City post office for public sale. The earliest recorded usage is on October 10, two days prior to this.

With 1961 P.F. certificate

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