Lot 1494
1873 (May 17) New Orleans, La. to Waldsee, Germany, registered legal size envelope bearing 7¢ vermilion, grilled (138) and 15¢ orange (152) cancelled by matching corks, New Orleans c.d.s., red "New York Registered" (5.21) c.d.s., red crayon "2", carried on NGL America to Bremen, fancy framed "Recomandirt." handstamp, Waldsee (6.5) backstamp; file folds and reduced at left, Fine and attractive, two times the 7¢ N.G.U. rate plus the scarce 8¢ registry fee. Estimate 400 - 500
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Realized $240 |