Lot 2300
1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, U.S. Automatic Vending type II perfs, pair with paste-up at right, tied by "Hudson Term. Sta. N.Y. Aug 13, 1912" machine cancel on legal-size Foye-Fox Contracting Engineers cover to New York City address, marked "Personal"; reduced slightly at top and some slight cover wrinkling, Very Fine.Scott Nos. 344; $3,000 single on cover Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED PAIR OF THE 2¢ CARMINE TYPE II U.S. AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE PERFORATION USED ON COVER.
We record only six covers comprising four solo frankings (two ex-Belasco, two Getlan), two singles on one cover (Getlan), and the paste-up pair offered here.
Realized: $575