U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 20-21, 2016

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #19
United States 1870-73 Banknote Issues
1872 cover franked with 1c ultramarine Banknote issue (straight edge at left), plus 5c red Internal Revenue Agreement stamp, canceled by bar grid, with Austinburg cds alongside, and subsequently tied by French entry cds, with "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" (Revenue stamp obviously refused) handstamp, plus the NEW YORK / BR. TRANSIT cds, also integral "4" cent debit, with "GB/2F" accountancy marking, French "24" decimes postage due handstamp, plus "2f40 PAID BY DREXEL HARJES & Co" handstamp applied on arrival. An interesting and rare cover showing an unusual attempt to pay foreign postage with a U.S. revenue stamp, Ex-Knapp
Envelope
Catalog #145,R23
Price Realized
$1,900.00

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