1861 2c black, vertical half used as 1c, with whole 2c Black Jack and 3c Rose on double-rate cover to Iowa, stamps tied by two strikes of "Bloody Run Pa. May" cds, 3c with single pulled perf., cover slightly reduced at left, still v.f., rare use of a Black Jack bisect on a double-rate cover, ex Gibson, with 1980 PFC, Cat. Val. $2,000 Estimate: $1000
United States 1861-68 Issues |