Lot 117
Circa 1868 three-color franking to California, 1864-68 2s blue, 3s red violet and 16s olive green (11, 12, 15) tied by Copenhagen 3-ring "1" cancels on ca. 1868 cover to Millerton, Fresno County, postmarked Copenhagen c.d.s. Nov 19, manuscript instruction "Pr Hamburg or Bremen steamer", backstamped Kiel/Hamburg Nov 19 with two different blue "FRANCO" handstamps and incomplete red "NEW YORK/PAID ALL" d.s. Dec 5 on front, the latter also tying the stamps; minor ink erosion in address, a Very Fine and spectacular franking, The North German Union letter rate to the U.S. via Bremen or Hamburg was 10¢; Danish 21 skilling was equivalent to 13¢ with 3¢ credit going to Denmark.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1987 Carl Moller certificate.
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| Realized $2,700 |
