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Lot 503

margins large to just in at top, tied by faint black "Paid J.T.B." with second strike alongside, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Jun 11 4" oval on 1860 cover to local street address, very fine and choice, the earliest known use according to Henry Abt, this stamp was in use for only about three months before Boyd's ceased operations (Scott $400)