Lot 1079
1873 (Feb. 27) to Gensingen, Germany, orange envelope bearing 6¢ carmine (148) tied by a very fine strike of NYFM geometric star cancellation, bold strike of red "New York Paid All Direct" c.d.s., red Hamburg (3.13) framed transit, Very Fine. Weiss GE-S4.
Estimate 300 - 400
This cancellation is quite intricate and is recorded by Weiss from Feb. 27 to Mar. 6, 1873 for a period of only 8 days, There are only 6 recorded covers (Weiss 4), with this example being one of two recorded earliest uses on Feb. 27.
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| Realized $700 |
