Lot 182
1856 (Jun. 12) Milwaukee Wis. to Marburg, Hessen-Kassel (Thurn and Taxis), blue folded letter bearing 5¢ red brown (12) full even margins, and 10¢ green type II (14) strip of three, margins to touching, tied by "Milwaukee Wis. Jun 12" c.d.s., red "N.York Br. Pkt. 'Paid 7' Jun 16" exchange office c.d.s., carried by the Cunard Line steamer Niagara, which departed from Boston on June 18 and arrived at Liverpool on June 29, red boxed "Aachen Franco 30/6" transit, "Marburg 1 7" receiving backstamp, strip with light creasing and scissor cut between right two stamps, letter reduced slightly, portion of back missing, Fine, 5¢ overpayment of the 30¢ Prussian Closed mail rate per ½ ounce. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 114, fig. 9-11.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: 1982 P.F. certificate.
Provenance: Gibson
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