Lot 81
1859, 10¢ green, type V, manuscript cancelled single with "Butteville, March 3/63" (Oregon) manuscript postmark on cover to Concord Corner, Vt., with Illustrated Four-Horse Stagecoach Design and "Via Visalia & Los Angeles" banner, side of stagecoach showing "Overland Mail, To All Part of the Union" slogan, stamp recognized as demonetized and manuscript notation "old stamp" added alongside and "Due 10" below; trivial cover wear and slight reduction at right, Very Fine.Scott No. 35 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXTRAORDINARY COVER WITH THE "VIA VISALIA & LOS ANGELES" STAGECOACH DESIGN USED FROM OREGON IN COMBINATION WITH THE ATTEMPTED USE OF THE DEMONETIZED 10¢ 1857 ISSUE IN MARCH 1863, LONG AFTER THE POST OFFICE TOLERATED THE USE OF OLD STAMPS.
Realized: $1,800