
Lot
2457
1910, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, coil, perf. 8½ vertically, five copies on 3rd class envelope "P.O. Box 1081" with "Held For Postage / Use Parcel Post Stamp" label affixed, with 2¢ and 5¢ Parcel Post Stamps (#Q2 and #Q5) affixed over the coils and tied by New York oval cancels, Very Fine and rare.Scott No. 393 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A GREAT RARITY AS FROM JANUARY 1 TO END OF JUNE 1913 ONLY PARCEL POST STAMPS COULD BE USED TO PAY FOURTH CLASS POSTAGE.
