Lot 139
1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill (95), horizontal strip of three, used with two singles 3¢ ultramarine (114), trimmed along top margin, tied by faint magenta cancellations and trace of Milwaukee Wis. c.d.s. on orange registered cover to New York, N.Y., reduced to half its original size and repaired at top, an unusual franking paying double the 3¢ rate plus 15¢ registry fee.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: signed by Ashbrook.
Provenance: Gibson, "European"
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