Lot 148
1858 (Aug. 13) Palatine Ill. to Forestville, Canada, buff envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) rich color, huge margins including sheet margin at left, 1857 1¢ blue type IIIa (22) pair and 3¢ dull red (26), applied in block format and cancelled together by "Palantine Ill. Aug 13" c.d.s., exchanged at Detroit Mich. with red arced "U. States" and matching "Paid 10" handstamps, reverse with Simcoe transit and Forestville 26 Aug. 1858 arrival; 1¢ pair small faults, 3¢ repaired, cover corners restored at top, Very Fine appearance, double the 10¢ rate for up to 3,000 miles. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 88, fig. 7-2.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL THREE-COLOR, MIXED ISSUE FRANKING TO CANADA.
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| Realized $13,000 |
