Census of 2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Perf 11 x 10, Used (Scott 539)

539-COV-01

539-COV-01
Fault

Notes:
  • Tied by June 30, 1919 cancel on locally used cover. Stamp sound, cover with slight wrinkles and toning
Provenance:
  • 2/16/2006, "Alpha" Collection, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Lot 154, also the sole illustration on front cover
  • 10/29-30/2019, William H. Gross Collection, Siegel Auction Galleries, The William H. Gross Collection: United States Postal History, Sale 1211, Lot 557, Realized $32,500
Certificates:
  • PSE 20846 (1997) Genuine usage on cover
  • PF 279697 (1994) Genuine usage
  • APS 111485 (1998) used on earliest documented cover, June 30, 1919, New York machine cancellation, genuine in all respects
  • PF 564675 (2019) Genuine usage