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Locals, One Cent Despatch (Wiley)

Lot #: 6244

One Cent Despatch (Wiley), 1856, 1c Violet, 112L1 Used with 3c, 11

Scarce Example of Wiley's One Cent Despatch on Henrietta King Correspondence

Henrietta King correspondence. One of 10 to King.
Included in the 112L1 Cover Survey.

1c Violet Type II, irregular margins cutting in, tear into center, tied by "City Despatch Jul. 28 2 P.M. 1856" circular datestamp, used with 3c Dull Red, cut in, tied by "Washington D.C. Jun. 28, 1856" circular datestamp on small cover to New London Conn., edge faults, scarce.

Opening: $600
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Category: Locals, One Cent Despatch (Wiley)
Provenance: ex Abt, Golden

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