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 Great Central Fair,
Philadelphia, 30c Black (WV13). Well-centered, intense shade and
impression, slightly overlapping edge, ms. "X" cancel, tied by perfectly
clear strike of "Great Central Fair. June 11, 1864" circular datestamp on
pristine cover to "Miss Clara Justice" with matching love poem
enclosure, Extremely Fine Gem cover, one of the finest of the Great Central
Fair covers, only seven 30c covers recorded in Kantor book (our Sale 766A,
where it realized $3,000 hammer in 1995), ex Kantor and illustrated as
Figure 115 (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
2,200.00 |