Lot 147
1856 (Nov. 13) Boston Ms. to Kingston, Canada, folded cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) two singles, each with three full margins including top sheet margins, one touched at bottom and other just in, tied by Boston "Paid" grid cancellation, red "Boston Ms. 10 cts." postmark, exchanged at Boston with red "United States" oval handstamp, reverse with "Kingston U.C. NO 15 56" arrival c.d.s., 1856 docketing; left stamp with barely perceptible vertical pre-use crease just cracking surface, Very Fine, the 10¢ rate for up to 3,000 miles. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 90, fig. 7-5.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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