Lot 1257
24¢ Green & violet (120), used in combination with 12¢ green (#117), 6¢ ultramarine (#115) and 2¢ brown (#112) on fresh Davis correspondence cover to Lima, Peru, "Portchester NY Jul 20" postmark, red "New York 12 Jul 21" exchange datestamp, correctly prepaid at double 22¢ rate in effect after March, 1870, "Lima 8 Ago 870" arrival backstamp, tiny tear in 2¢ flap tear, Very Fine.
Estimate 40,000 - 50,000
A SUPERB FOUR COLOR FRANKING AND ONE OF THE STELLAR PIECES IN 1869 ISSUE POSTAL HISTORY.
Expertization: Illustrated in Brookman.
Provenance: Hindes, Ishikawa
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