Lot 132
1863 (Apr. 30) New Orleans, La. to Lahr, Germany, double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter, bearing two 30¢ orange (71) blocks of four tied by four-ring cancellations, blue "J.H. Eimer & Co." cachet handstamp, red "New York Am. Pkt. May 9" transit c.d.s., red crayon "56" credit, red boxed Aachen Franco May 24 transit, boxed Lahr May 25 receiver; cover originally folded through bottom pair of lower block and between the stamps of the upper block, Very Fine usage; 8-times the 30¢ Prussian closed mail rate effective from October 1, 1852 to April 30, 1863, when reduced to 28¢.
STUNNING USAGE BEARING TWO BLOCKS OF THE 30¢ 1861 ISSUE USED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE 30¢ PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE TO BADEN.
Provenance: Patrick Henry
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