Lot
1193 
Swart's Post Office, Chatham Square, oval handstamp with matching "Paid" in bronze color (slight oxidizing), on large (10¼ x 8½") embossed ornamental envelope with two enclosures: a beautiful large Mansell lace Valentine with blank inside and a printed Valentine verse with a hand tinted scene of a young woman holding a dove, a mandolin by her side, the latter folded several times with some splitting, Very Fine, an Extremely Rare Usage of This Swart's Handstamp in Bronze Color and the only example we have ever seen. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $850