Lot 202
1865 (Jul. 3) New York to London, England, red "New York Am. Pkt. Paid" c.d.s. on blue folded letter with 90¢ blue (72) used with 24¢ dark lilac, 30¢ orange (78, 71), cancelled together by segmented corks, endorsed "City of Manchester", red crayon "18" credit, red "Paid Liverpool U.S. Packet 12 JY 65" transit, "London JY 13 '65" backstamp; sealed horizontal file fold split and far left side skillfully restored, Very Fine and attractive usage; six-times the 24¢ rate to England via American Packet.
THE ONLY RECORDED 24¢ 30¢ AND 90¢ COMBINATION COVER TO ENGLAND.
Expertization: Signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: Krug, Paliafito
Literature:
Census listing No. 29 from the Herzog and Starnes census, 'Cover Usages of the 90¢ 1861 and 1868 Issues', The Chronicle, No. 140, Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 260-265.
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