Sale 341


 
Lot 1053



Shield (Skinner NYFM 67-4), three strikes tie 30¢ orange (71), single and pair, on blue 1867 folded cover to Palermo, Italy, red "New York 'Paid' May 18" exchange c.d.s. with red crayon "36" credit rating crossed out and updated to "54", French Packet (5.18.67) datestamp, two strikes of "PD" framed handstamp, Palermo (6.2) arrival backstamp; light file fold, Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750

An unusual French mail use, the New York "54" indicates a credit for the triple 21¢ French mail rate. The sender perhaps intended to overpay the quadruple 84¢ rate, but ended up overpaying the triple rate by 27¢.


 
Realized $425



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