Lot 54 United States SC#U300 1c Blue, 1887-1894 2nd Plimpton Issue, A Very Fine Used Postal Stationary, Commercial Size Envelope (USPS Size 3 - 6.5/16thx3.5 inches), Wmk 8, From New York to Omaha, Nebraska.

A very fine used postal stationary of the 1c blue from the 1887-1894 2nd Plimpton Issue, commercial size envelope (USPS size 3 - 6.5/16thx3.5 inches), wmk 8, from New York to Omaha, Nebraska.

The Scott value is for a much less desirable example with minor faults and messy cancel. Here the condition is pristine VF and the cancel is a premium cancel.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $35. The envelope offered here grades VF.