Lot 1419
1874 (c., Nov. 5) to Stuttgart, Germany, yellow envelope bearing 2¢ brown (157) straight edge, and 6¢ dull pink (159) two singles (one with part of plate number imprint), tied by NYFM two-bar grid cancellation, red "New York Paid All Transit"; small cover tear, couple small stamp faults, Fine and rare. Weiss TR-G2 var.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Ainsworth
Weiss recorded only a couple examples of the TR-G2 three-bar grid cancellation. The strikes on the cover resemble the middle and right bars of the original cancellation. We believe this to be a broken state of the TR-G2 cancellation.
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| Realized $210 |
