Lot 1256
24¢ Green & violet (120), used in combination with a pair of 10¢ brown (#150) on fresh Davis correspondence cover to Lima, Peru, "Portchester NY Aug 4" postmark, red "New York 24 Jul 21" exchange datestamp, correctly prepaid at double 22¢ rate in effect after March, 1870, "Lima 1 Set 870" arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
ONE OF THE TRULY GREAT COVERS FROM THE PORTCHESTER FIND.
Expertization: 1969 A.P.S. Certificate.
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