1895, 8¢ violet brown, earliest known usage. In combination with 1895, 3¢ carmine, type III on registered cover to Pennsylvania, tied by oval handstamp with magenta "Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov 6, 1895" registry boxed date stamp alongside, stamp lifted for identification and placed back, Very Fine, one of two recorded earliest known usages of the 1895 8¢ Small Bureau; with 2003 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 272  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)