Lot 1609
5¢ Taylor (179), single, used with 3¢ green (158) and tied together by bold double strikes of NYFM cancel GE-EP4 on Jan. 8, 1876 cover to Paris, France, red New York and blue Paq. Fr. Brest postmarks each tie stamp; cover with small mended tear at top and closed spindle hole in third line of address, Very Fine appearance and most unusual combination of stamps- the 5¢ G.P.U. rate had just come into effect, eliminating the 9¢ French mail rate. The only rate this would have paid was double the 4¢ open mail rate by American packet via England, made obsolete 15 months earlier. It is most likely an early misinterpretation of the G.P.U. rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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| Realized $625 |
