Lot 1332
Circle of Wedges (Weiss TR-W2), two strikes tie 6¢ carmine (148) and 24¢ purple (153) on 1872 blue folded cover to France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Aug 24" exchange c.d.s., red London (9.5.72) transit, red "PD" oval h.s., Bordeaux (9.6) and Angoulens (9.6) backstamps, Very Fine and rare 24¢ use.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Gibson, Ainsworth
The 30¢ in postage overpays the 26¢ fourth progression rate to France for 20-30 grams. The sender was apparently confused as the rates jump from 26¢ to 36¢.
Illustrated in Weiss NYFM on page 382.
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