Lot 1274
30¢ Ultramarine & carmine (121), horizontal pair with bright color tied in combination with 6¢ ultramarine (#115) to Bissell correspondence cover to Ahmednuggur, India by red "Boston Paid Feb1" exchange office datestamp, correct prepayment of triple 22c rate via Southampton, red crayon "54/3" credit for triple rate, red London Paid transit, "Sea Post Office 10 3 70" transit and red "Ahmednuggur Camp 21 MA 70" arrival backstamp, stamps have minor restored faults, Very Fine.
Estimate 50,000 - 75,000
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COLLECTION AND A MOST IMPORTANT ITEM IN 1869 ISSUE POSTAL HISTORY.
Expertization: 1994 P.F. Certificate, illustrated in Brookman and Rose.
Provenance: Ishikawa
One of only two three times 22¢ rate covers recorded.
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| Realized $47,500 |
