Lot
1394 
Postage Due, 1884, 5¢ red brown. 1892 letter from Clarks Island, Mass. to Switzerland, the 5¢ postage due was not recognized by the New York transit clerk who wrote pencil zeroes around the stamp per U.P.U regulations to indicate the stamp had no validity or value; hence the "NYT" in circle and manuscript 50, and the 50c Swiss Due, cancelled Basel; slight soiling, F.-V.F. and attractive, ex Arfken. Scott No. J18 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,200