Lot 1623
5¢ Taylor (179, 185), three covers, each with single, to Russia, first used 1877 from New Orleans with stamp tied by fancy Leaf cancel and addressed to Moscow; second is 1878 from Philadelphia to England, then forwarded by Brown & Shipley with printed label, "Care Thomson, Bonar & Co. St. Petersburg,"; last is 1880 cloth-lined envelope from Camden N.J. with different style printed label c/o Thomson, Bonar; all with clear strikes of markings, each with original contents, a fresh and Very Fine group. Estimate 200 - 300
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Realized $260 |