Lot 73
1870, 10¢ brown, grilled (139), used with 6¢ carmine (148) horizontal pair, tied by Philadelphia foreign mail grid cancellations and purple "Phila Paid All May 6" c.d.s. on tissue paper cover to British Burma, red London (5.16.1870) and Bassein (6.30) transits, reverse with blue Sea Post (6.9) and Calcutta (6.19) transits; couple typical tissue paper flaws; otherwise a Very Fine and scarce destination.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1870 10¢ GRILLED.
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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