Lot 149
1858 (Sep. 10) Palatine Ill. to Forestville, Canada, buff envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12), horizontal pair, large margins except in at top of right stamp, tied by bold "Palantine Ill. Sep 10" c.d.s., exchanged at Detroit Mich. with red arced "U. States" and matching "Paid 10" handstamps, reverse with Canadian transits and "Forestville U.C. SP 16 58" arrival datestamp; Very Fine, the 10¢ rate for up to 3,000 miles. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 89, fig. 7-3.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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