Lot
1209 
1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill, used with 10¢ green (68) and 3¢ ultramarine (11$), all tied by three strikes of quartered cork duplexed with "Union Mills Pa Oct 23" on orange registered cover to Spartansburg Pa., matching "Registered" straightline handstamp and manuscript "30" recording number; reduced slightly at left, 10¢ tiny tear, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 95 Estimate $400 - 600.
A RARE THREE-COLOR AND THREE-ISSUE FRANKING PREPAYING THE 3¢ DOMESTIC RATE PLUS 15¢ REGISTRY FEE.
Union Mills, Pa. was the town whose postmaster later created the infamous Ku Klux Klan cancellations used on the 1869 issue.
Realized: $850