Lot 1802
3¢ Dull red (11), horizontal pair, margins to slightly in, tied by "Grass Valley Cal. 24 May" c.d.s. on blue envelope to Scotland with manuscript. "Due 23" beside it, bold "1/2½" due handstamp, reverse with Perth receiving postmark and "Art-5/Br. pkt." handstamp, both in green, the latter marking sometimes found on unpaid letters from California; no flap, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Kramer
This was sent by someone who thought only the inland U.S. postage of 6¢ needed to be prepaid; the Grass Valley postmaster agreed but the British correctly marked this for 1sh 2½d (29¢) collect.
Discussed by Walter Hubbard in Chronicle #109, pages 60-61.
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