Lot
1180 
1861, 1¢ blue, used with 3¢ rose (65), each cancelled by circular grid cancels, matching "Philadelphia Pa Aug 21 1861" octagonal datestamp on light buff Morton correspondence cover to Academia Pa., prepaid 1¢ carrier to the mail carrier fee plus 3¢ domestic letter rate, original 1861 enclosure included, manuscript verse at left; cover and 3¢ faulty, Fine, ex-Unicover Museum, Evans, "Aristocrat". Scott No. 63 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE 1¢ 1861 ISSUE, ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED COVERS USED ON AUGUST 21ST 1861.
Discussed in Don L. Evans, The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67 on pages 153-154.
Realized: $6,250