Lot 1288
Six-Section Grid (Weiss TR-G8), two strikes tie 2¢ red brown (146), well centered, and 12¢ dull violet (151), on 1870 folded cover to Torre del Greco, Italy, red "New York Paid All Direct Jul 9" exchange backstamp, red Bremen (2.17.1870) transit with matching framed handstamp and "4" rating, light "PD" handstamp, reverse with various Italian transits including Torre del Greco (8.24) arrival, blue New York 1870 merchants cachet; Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1870 12¢ UNGRILLED, AND ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED TR-G8 COVERS.
Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Aristocrat
The NGL Line "Main" departed New York on July 9, 1870. The 14¢ postage prepays the 14¢ North German Union (NGU) rate that just went into effect on May 1, 1870.
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