Lot 91
1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), horizontal pair, positions 17-18L1, full to huge margins all around including part of adjacent stamp at right, used with 1¢ blue, type IV (9), large margins except in at bottom, all cancelled by black grids and pair also tied by red "New York Br. Packet Jul 25" exchange c.d.s. on blue folded cover to Paris, France, red "New Orleans La. Jul 15" origin c.d.s., blue Calais (8.5) entry c.d.s. with "8" décimes due handstamp, endorsed "p U. States Mail Steamer", Paris (8.7) arrival backstamp, a Very Fine and choice usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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| Realized $2,300 |
