Lot 192
[To Peru] 1870, 6¢ carmine (148), used with 2¢ red brown (146), 12¢ dull purple (151) and 24¢ purple (153), all tied by corks on 1870 Davis correspondence cover to Lima, Peru at double the 22¢ British mail rate, "Portchester N.Y. Dec 19" cds, red "New York '24' Dec 20" exchange cds, blue crayon "2" for double weight, Lima (1.8.71) arrival backstamp; stamps with flaws, tiny edge tear, a Very Fine use.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
A STUNNING FOUR-COLOR FRANKING FROM THE PORTCHESTER FIND PREPAYING DOUBLE THE 22¢ RATE TO PERU.
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| Realized $1,300 |
