Lot
1763 
(Demonetized Usages) 1¢ Blue, two singles used with 1857 1¢ blue (24), torn, all tied by two strikes of blue "Cincinnati O Jul 14" duplex on light buff cover with red "The Union - It Must Be Preserved" Eagle and Flag patriotic design to Freedom Oh.; reduced slightly at right, some edge wear, Very Fine, ex-Blake Meyers, Hugh Baker, Jim Lee. Scott No. 63 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A SCARCE ILLEGAL POST DEMONETIZED USE OF THE 1¢ 1857 ISSUE IN COMBINATION THE 1¢ 1861 ISSUE.
Illustrated and discussed in Donald Evans, The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67, pg. 162, fig. 9-15. Although demonetized, the Cincinnati Post Office allowed the 1857 stamp on this cover to pass through without penalty.
Realized: $2,100