Lot
983 
(Kern) Keene, California, Dec 31, 1888, bold purple cds (KER-2010) with matching wheel-of-fortune handstamp canceling 2¢ green (213) on cover to Upton, Me.; cover with slight soiling and small tear at top, a Very Fine strike, this being the earliest and only recorded first type Keene postmark. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $170