Lot 1154
3¢ Ultramarine (114), horizontal pair, straight edge at left, tied to July 3, 1870 folded letter of Pignatel & Company, from Nagasaki, Japan to Shanghai, China by fancy petal cancels, endorsed per Golden Age, a steamer of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company assigned to branch line service between China and Japan, correct interconsulate 6¢ rate. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
THIS COVER REPRESENTS A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1869 ISSUE USED FROM ONE POINT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES TO A DESTINATION ALSO OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. IN THIS CASE FROM ONE POSTAL AGENCY TO ANOTHER. ONE OF THE PREMIER COVERS OF THE ISSUE.
Expertization: Illustrated in color in The 1869 Issue on Cover by Rose and Searing.
Provenance: Knapp, Juhring and Carnahan
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