By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
lot # 1059 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 2¢ brown, vertically bisected. Right half on combination with 1869, 2¢ brown on cover to Alfred, Me., tied by manuscript cancels with matching "Numlock, Pa., July 5th" postmark; cover with some manuscript notations at bottom left lightened, otherwise Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 113c+113; $6,000; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE BISECT USAGE OF THE 1869 2¢ PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Approximately a dozen examples of the 2¢ Pictorial bisect making up the 3¢ rate have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation.
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