Lot
1737 
Parcel Post, 1913, 5¢ carmine rose, in combination with Parcel Post, 1913, 2¢ carmine rose on 4th class parcel post cover to Utica, N.Y., initially franked with 1912, 2¢ carmine, coil, four singles (413), with "Held For Postage, Use Parcel Post Stamps" directive label, with Parcel Post stamps applied over regular issues and canceled by New York oval handstamps; 2¢ Parcel Post with small repair scrape, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare and wonderful Parcel Post and coil usage. Scott No. Q5+Q2 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Between January 1 and July 1, 1913 the parcel post fee had to be paid by special parcel post stamps and not by regular postage.
Realized: $1,000