Lot
1289 
Official Seal, 1895, gray brown, hyphen-hole perf 7, affixed over right side of cover to San Francisco, Cal., franked with cork canceled 2¢ Bureau with "Forbestown, Cal., Jul 23, 1898" cds, straight line "Accidentally mutilated by Cancelling Machine" handstamp with manuscript "Coin" notation below, 2¢ Post Due tied by light oval handstamp and reverse with outline of a enclosure coin which accounts for problem; cover corner torn at upper left, F.-V.F. Scott No. OX9; $500 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180