Lot 1106
1857, 10¢ green, type III (33), strip of four, used with 1¢ blue, type V (24), two singles, and 3¢ dull red (26), all cancelled by red N.Y. foreign mail grids on Heard correspondence folded letter to Shanghai, China via London (10.4) and Hong Kong (11.24), red "New-York Sep 21" origin d.s. ties 1¢ and London Paid ties strip, magenta "40" credit; some light perf toning, cover with bleach spots, Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A REMARKABLE THREE-COLOR FRANKING PREPAYING THE 45¢ TREATY RATE BY BRITISH MAILS TO SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Provenance: Caspary
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