Lot 335
1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (119), used with two 3¢ ultramarine (114) singles, cancelled by matching segmented cork cancellations on 1870 cover to Sweden, "Helena Montano" territorial c.d.s., red transit handstamps, Swedish Mar. 18 arrival backstamp; cover reduced slightly at bottom and left, still Very Fine, an exceptionally rare territorial usage to Sweden at the 21¢ N.G.U. closed mail rate.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED 1869 15¢ TYPE II TERRITORIAL USAGES.
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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