Lot 58
1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large margins on two sides, just touching to clear on others, tied by red circled "Paid" cancellations with 10¢ green type IV (34), recut at top on small envelope to Paris France, matching "Providence R.I. Oct. 12, 1858" c.d.s., tied by Boston "Paid" grid, red "New York 'Paid 12' Oct. 13" exchange office c.d.s., French "Et. Unis Serv. Br. A. C. 25 Oct. 58" entry c.d.s., reverse with "Paris 26 Oct. 58" arrival c.d.s., original enclosure, Very Fine, the 15¢ treaty rate per ¼ ounce carried by British packet. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 76, fig. 6-25.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE LATEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE 1856 5¢ ON TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
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