Lot 1294
Six Bar Grid (Weiss TR-G14), complete bold strike ties 6¢ carmine (148) horizontal pair, intense color, on 1873 folded cover to London, England, endorsed "per st. 'Nevada' ", red "New York Jan 8" exchange c.d.s., red London (1.20.73) arrival c.d.s.; Very Fine and attractive double-rate usage.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED TR-G14 COVERS.
Provenance: Bitgood, Mercedes, Andromeda
This cancel is recorded used only four days from January 8 to January 11, 1873. The January 9 listing by Weiss is an erroneous date, it is the Jan. 8 cover here. Carried as endorsed on Guion Line "Nevada" that departed New York on January 8 and arrived at Queenstown on January 19, 1873.
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