Lot 550
1863, 2¢ black, vertical bisect, used as 1¢ as part of 3¢ rate, left portion of stamp in pair with full 2¢ black (73) on cover to Upper Gilmanton, N.H., canceled by target handstamps with matching "Union, W.Va., May 2" cds alongside; small stamp flaws and cover slightly reduced at left; with enclosure from correspondence, F.-V.F.; with 1986 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 73d $2,000.
Realized: $450