Lot 138 United States SC#U236 2c Red, 1882-1886 Plimpton-Morgan Issue, A Very Fine Used Cover, Die 2, Landres Note Sized White Envelope Hand Stamped With Corner Card Of The Economist Stamp, Sent To Okmulgee, OK, May 3 1915, Wmk 6, 1882 Date, $350 Est.

A very fine used cover of the 2c red from the 1882-1886 Plimpton-Morgan Issue, die 2, landres note sized white envelope hand stamped with corner card of the economist stamp, sent to Kkmulgee, OK, May 3 1915, wmk 6, 1882 date, $350 est.

A spectacular 33 year out of period usage by a New York stamp dealer to a customer in the newly formed state of Oklahoma, achieved statehood in 1907.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $350. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10