Lot 1292
Grid - Irregular 7-Sections (Weiss TR-G12), clear strike ties 6¢ carmine (148) on 1870 blue folded cover to Liverpool, England, endorsed "Str Nevada", blue "Merian & Co., New York, Nov 15, 1870" merchant c.d.s., red "Paid Liverpool U.S. Packet 20 NO 70" arrival c.d.s., clean and Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED TR-G12 COVERS.
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 on pages 322-323. Carried on Guion Line "Nevada" that arrived at Liverpool on November 27, 1870.
"Trying To Clear up a Two Decade Question" by Dan Richards, U.S. Cancellation Club News, February 2010, p. 13-14, fig. 3.
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