Lot 161
1858 (Feb. 6) New Orleans La. to Vera Cruz, Mexico, folded cover with dateline docketing bearing 5¢ red brown (12) vertical pair, large margins to irregular at right, tied by "New Orleans La. Feb. 7" c.d.s., endorsed "pr. Col Lester", ink erosion in address, light toning, otherwise Very Fine, the 10¢ direct American packet rate per half-ounce up to 3,000 miles. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 153, fig. 14-11.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1856 5¢ USAGES TO MEXICO.
Provenance: Rohloff
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