Lot 1311
Segmented Grid (Weiss TR-G31), bold strike ties 6¢ carmine (148) wide margins, on blue 1872 folded cover to London, England, blue Savannah Ga. merchant oval, endorsed "By Steamer City of Brussels", red "New York Jul 27" exchange c.d.s., London (8.6) arrival c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 500
ONE OF 7 RECORDED TR-G31 COVERS.
Provenance: Weiss, Ainsworth, Kirke
Cover was hand carried from Savannah to New York where it entered the mails. Carried on the Inman Line "City of Brussels" that arrived at Queenstown on August 5, 1872.
Illustrated in Weiss NYFM on page 350.
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