Lot 127
2¢/1d Line rates, two covers, first postmarked in red "Prescott UC Ja 15, 1855" to Ogdensburgh, NY, manuscript "1" for 1d line rate, file fold, toning; second with two (240 1¢ blue, type V, overlapping singles tied by "Ogdensburgh, NY Ap 19 (1860)" postmark to Prescott, Canada, paying 2¢ line rate, Prescott UC receiver; Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONLY THREE 1857 ISSUE LINE RATE COVERS HAVE BEEN RECORDED; LINE RATE COVERS FROM CANADA ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.
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