Worldwide United States (Postage Due) 1895 Carmine Provisional "Due 2" Pos
Sale No: 44
Lot No:1241
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Cat No:267 var.
(Postage Due) 1895, Carmine, Provisional "Due 2" Postage Due Overprint. Strip of three and single on legal size corner card cover to Detroit, Mich., cover franked with single 1895, 2¢ carmine (faulty) tied by light "Gainsville, Tex.,Jun 20, 1895" duplex postmark, "Due 8¢" in blue crayon, reverse with "Detroit, Mich., Rec'd, Jun 22, 95" backstamp; cover edge faults and left 2¢ in strip with some creasing, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare usage of the 1895 Detroit 2¢ Provisional Postage Dues on cover, one of two recorded usages of this 2¢ provisional postage due on cover and the only multiple usage; with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 267 var.+267 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)