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THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED DATE OF USE OF POSITION 99R2 -- THE ONE-CENT TYPE III -- WHICH THE SCOTT CATALOGUE LISTS SEPARATELY, BOTH IMPERFORATE AND PERFORATED, IN RECOGNITION OF ITS EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTERISTICS.
This cover from the Armitage correspondence is the basis of the Scott-listed Earliest Documented Use of No. 21, Position 99R2, on October 27, 1857. The EDU for any perforated 1c stamp from Plate 2 is July 26, 1857. According to our records, only three covers are known with Position 99R2: a single, ex Ishikawa and Zoellner, a strip containing 99R2, and the Armitage cover offered here. The Scott Catalogue incorrectly states that two covers are known.
Please see Chronicle 199 (August 2003) for an article documenting the Armitage correspondence. With 1999 A.P.S. certificate stating "earliest documented cover". Scott Retail for an off-cover used stamp is $20,000.00 (Image)
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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF SIX COPIES OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE ON COVER FROM FLORIDA TO ENGLAND, ATTEMPTING TO PAY A TRIPLE RATE BUT UNDERPAID AND TREATED AS COMPLETELY UNPAID.
The 72c franking was an attempt by the sender to pay the triple 24c rate to England, but this was not possible before Apr. 1, 1866, due to British weight progressions. The franking was ignored by the New York exchange office and the underpaid cover was treated as totally unpaid. The correct quadruple rates are reflected in the "20" cents debit marking (quadruple 5c to the U.S. for carriage on a British steamer) and the 4sh due marking (Image)