Sale 260


Lot 74



2¢ Black, F. grill, 3¢ ultramarine (93, 114), vertical and horizontal pairs respectively; tied by targets on 1869 cover to Swatow, China, 3¢ with part imprint at B. with selvage folded over cover's edge, clear "Bristol, N.H. Jun 30" c.d.s. and magenta "San Francisco Paid All Aug. 4" transit, large manuscript "By Pacific Mail" written across most of the envelope, clear "Paid Only/To Hong Kong" in box struck in error and crossed out in pen, Hong Kong and Swatow backstamps, Very Fine, a magnificent cover from the Wingate Correspondence, mailed shortly after completion of the transcontinental railroad but before contract mail service began on July 4th.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500

Provenance: Gibson

 
Realized $7,500



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