Best Precancel Seen On Ebay Recently

This is the real deal, sold for 346 $

Interesting. Is there a story behind it? Why is this such a rare example?

Almost every state is home to some rare types and rare types sell for good prices. According to the Bicentennial Catalog, Lapeer MICH comes on the one-cent 1932, and at least one other non-bicent denom. Many of the scarce precancels come in this rubber double line handstamp style. The USPO sent it to hundreds of local post offices to replace older devices in a replacement broadcast in 1932. Then quickly replaced these with improved steel devices. Many of the post offices didn't have any use for them, and put them in the drawer. Some were used only once. Some post offices like Elsie MICH used millions so theirs is common. You need the PSS catalog to tell the good ones. As 1932 was a time of transition and experimentation for precancels, bicentennials and double line handstamps have a better chance to be scarce items than most.