Lot 1249 o
State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black, neat "Washington D.C." oval cancel, wide margins, rich bold colors, Very Fine; with 2006 and 2014 P.F. certificates.Scott No. O68 $3,000.
A RARE SOUND AND ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE $2 STATE DEPARTMENT HIGH VALUE.
The $2 State Department issue in used condition is one of the most difficult issue to obtain not only in sound condition, but with a neat unobtrusive cancellation. The P.S.E. to date has only graded one example above a 50 at the grade of 75.