Lot 203
1856 (Jul. 15) New York N.Y. to Trie sur Baise, France, blue folded letter and printed circular, bearing 5¢ red brown (12) rich color, an enormous bottom right corner sheet margin copy, also with portion of adjacent stamp at top, tied by red grid and black "New-York Jul 15" c.d.s., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Jul 15" exchange office c.d.s., transferred to Boston for the Cunard Line steamer Canada, which departed on July 16 and arrived at Liverpool on July 26, red British "28 JY 1856" transit backstamp, "Etats-Unis. Paq. Brit. A. Calais 28 Juil. 56" French entry with manuscript "13" re-rated to "26" (décimes) due for double-weight, various manuscript ratings, Extremely Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 80, no. 4.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL USAGE BEARING A STUPENDOUS CORNER MARGIN 1856 5¢.
Expertization: Signed Stanley Ashbrook.
Provenance: Klein
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