Lot 628
1856, 5¢ red brown (12), horizontal pair, margins at sides, bottom and top cut in, tied by "New Orleans La., Mar 2" c.d.s. on 1857 folded letter 1857 to Nantes, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Mar 10" exchange office c.d.s., Calais entry c.d.s. (24 Mar) with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit handstamp and manuscript "16" (décimes due) uprated to "24"; reverse with red Liverpool (24 Mar) transit c.d.s. and French transit and Nantes arrival c.d.s.s; erosion in horizontal file fold, a Very Fine usage; double the 5¢ British open mail rate per ½ ounce via British packet, plus triple-weight 24 décimes due (15 to 22.5 grams) for postage from England to France.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1856 5¢ PAIR PAYING THE DOUBLE RATE DURING THE "THREE-MONTHS PERIOD".
Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Hubbard, Mayer
Illustrated: Frajola and Mayer, p. 65
Carried on the twelfth sailing of British packet service during the "Three-Months Period".
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