Lot 1006
New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish (9X1), postion 32, mostly large margins to ample at upper left, fresh and rich color, tied solely by clear strike of large red "New-York '5 Paid' May 15" foreign mail c.d.s. on a 1846 printed prices current to Lyon, France, endorsed "Str Cambria", London (5.29) transit backstamp and matching framed "Colonies/&c.Art13" accountancy marking, red Boulogne (5.31) port of entry c.d.s. and manuscript "20" décimes debit rating, Lyon 6.2) arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine and colorful usage abroad.
Scott $2,375
Provenance: J.R. Hill Jr.
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