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Colorado Assay Office Cover (Faux) (90979)

Currency:USD Category:Stamps / US Postal History Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 200.00 USD
Colorado Assay Office Cover (Faux)  (90979)
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40.00USD+ (10.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 Mar 08 @ 15:35UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Very amusing and interesting faux cover "US Assay Office". Nothing about this cover is real, and one can only speculate what it was used for- possibly an illustration in a public philatelic exhibit. It may date to before 1900, but it is certainly not 1861, as shown on the cover. The cover is collection worthy, as it represents what someone thought such a piece, if it existed, would look like.

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