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VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF HIGH-VALUE 1895 BUREAU ISSUES TO PAY FOR A HEAVY REGISTERED PACKAGE TO FRANCE.
At the standard U.P.U. rate of 5c (25 centimes) per half-ounce, the $1.95 postage on this large envelope indicates that it contained 19-1/2 ounces of material. The 8c Pan-American paid the registry fee.
This cover realized $2,600 hammer in the 1987 Christie's sale of the "Mulberry" collection. (Image)
VERY FINE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE $1.00 TYPE II WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
Linn's U.S. Stamp Facts estimates that fewer than ten covers bearing the watermarked $1.00 Ty. II survive. Scott Retail as on cover $3,750.00 (Image)
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A REMARKABLE COVER BEARING THE $1.00 TYPE II WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE WITH THE PLATE NUMBER AND PART IMPRINT.