Lot 1259
1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two singles, used with 2¢ red brown (210) and tied together by two strikes of "Brookline St. Mass. Au 22 `85" duplex on 12¢ treaty rate cover to the whaling bark Swallow at "Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand,", reverse with Boston, San Francisco, Auckland and Russell postmarks; 2¢ with small fault, cover with minor soiling, Fine, rare destination. Estimate 300 - 400
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