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Lot 1291



Grid - Irregular 7-Sections (Weiss TR-G12), four strikes tie two 2¢ red brown (146) singles, one s.e., and two 12¢ dull purple (151) singles, on 1870 cover to Bareilly, India, endorsed "Via Southampton" in purple ink, red "New York '24' Nov 16" exchange c.d.s., red London (11.28.70) transit with matching "1d" colonial credit h.s., Sea Post Office (12.26) and Bareilly (1.6) backstamps, original enclosure, couple edge flaws, Fine-V.F.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED TR-G12 COVERS, AND A SCARCE NYFM COVER TO INDIA.

Provenance: Skinner

To note, this cover proves the TR-G12 has four sections in the 22mm height as opposed to three as reported by Weiss on pages 322-323. Carried on Guion Line "Nevada" that arrived at Queenstown on November 26 and Liverpool on November 27.

"Trying To Clear up a Two Decade Question" by Dan Richards, U.S. Cancellation Club News, February 2010, p. 13-14, fig. 2.


 
Realized $1,300



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