Lot
1243 
J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., multicolor design on 1908 cover showing Boy Shooting Rifle, franked with 1903 2¢ shield (tiny defect) tied by Chicopee Falls, Mass. Oct. 7 machine flag cancel, reverse with text advertising in black & red reading "Stevens Fire Arms give Universal Satisfaction"; slightly reduced at right, opened on two sides, small edge tear, Very Fine, One of the rarest and most spectacular designs known. This cover realized a record $5250 + 15% in our Sale 51 - February 5-6, 2013. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $4,250