Sale 260


Lot 23



12¢ Black (17), ample margins to clear at upper right, tied by bold "New-York Sep. 9" c.d.s. on ca. 1853 cover to Roxbury, Mass., well struck "VIA NICARAGUA/AHEAD OF THE MAILS" in red octagon at lower left, applied on Vanderbilt non-contract steamship mail, rated double 6¢ with ship fee paid in cash; stamp with two tiny toned spots otherwise Very Fine, illustrated in Letters of Gold, p. 93.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Jessup, Polland

 
Realized $4,000



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