Lot 74
1870, 30¢ black, grilled (143), single used with 2¢ red brown (146) two singles (one with straight edge) and 10¢ brown (150), tied by cork cancellations on Bissell correspondence cover to Ahmednuggur, India, red slightly indistinct "Boston Aug 18" c.d.s., red London transit and crayon "36/2" rating, red "2D" colonial credit handstamp, red Ahmudnugger (10.1.1870) backstamp; light water stains, Fine.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1870 30¢ GRILLED.
Expertization: 1988 P.F. and 2001 A.P.S. Certificates.
Provenance: dos Passos, Klein
Calvet Hahn, "The National Bank Note Issues", The Collectors Club Philatelist, Sep-Oct 1989, p. 304.
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| Realized $3,250 |
